Vauxhall Mokka vs Vauxhall Mokka-e

The Vauxhall Mokka-e costs £1,335 more than the Vauxhall Mokka. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. The Vauxhall Mokka is not just cheaper - it also offers 45 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Vauxhall Mokka-e comes out ahead overall.

The Vauxhall Mokka is £1,335 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Vauxhall Mokka comes out roughly £1,335 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 173 miles for the Vauxhall Mokka and 168 miles for the Vauxhall Mokka-e - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 30-30 minutes.

The Vauxhall Mokka-e is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 196 mm narrower than the Vauxhall Mokka. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 609 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Mokka-e and about 413 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Mokka.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Vauxhall Mokka and 84% for the Vauxhall Mokka-e. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.