Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica vs Cupra Raval

The Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica costs £6,905 more than the Cupra Raval. For that premium it adds 51 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Cupra Raval comes out ahead overall.

The Cupra Raval is £6,905 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £152 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Cupra Raval comes out roughly £6,985 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 176 miles for the Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica and 139 miles for the Cupra Raval - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica goes roughly 37 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 23-27 minutes.

The two are within 3 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 619 mm of total clearance for the Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica and about 616 mm of total clearance for the Cupra Raval. The Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica also turns in a 0.4 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

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