Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica vs Hyundai KONA Electric (2018-2023)

The Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica costs £4,405 more than the Hyundai KONA Electric. For that premium it adds 65 miles more WLTP range, 56 kW faster peak rapid charging and 68 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out ahead overall.

The Hyundai KONA Electric is £4,405 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £144 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out roughly £4,525 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 158 miles for the Hyundai KONA Electric - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica goes roughly 18 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 27 minutes in the Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica and 48 in the Hyundai KONA Electric, so the Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica loses less time at each stop. That makes the Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica the stronger long-distance car.

The two are within 19 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 600 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai KONA Electric.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Alfa Romeo Junior Elettrica and 86% for the Hyundai KONA Electric. That gives the Hyundai KONA Electric a modest edge in retained real-world range. 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.