Micro Microlino vs Silence S04

The Micro Microlino costs £5,691 more than the Silence S04. For that premium it adds 60 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Micro Microlino comes out ahead overall.

The Silence S04 is £5,691 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £64 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Silence S04 comes out roughly £5,611 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 92 miles for the Micro Microlino and 42 miles for the Silence S04 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Micro Microlino goes roughly 50 miles further between charging stops.

The Silence S04 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 143 mm narrower than the Micro Microlino. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 1070 mm of total clearance for the Silence S04 and about 927 mm of total clearance for the Micro Microlino.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Micro Microlino and 90% for the Silence S04. That gives the Silence S04 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Silence S04's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Micro Microlino's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.