BYD ATTO 3 vs Skoda Elroq

The BYD ATTO 3 costs £5,020 more than the Skoda Elroq. For that premium it adds 37 miles more WLTP range, 115 kW faster peak rapid charging and 90 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Skoda Elroq comes out ahead overall.

The Skoda Elroq is £5,020 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 Skoda Elroq comes out roughly £5,060 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 263 miles for the BYD ATTO 3 and 234 miles for the Skoda Elroq - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The BYD ATTO 3 goes roughly 30 miles further between charging stops.

The two are within 9 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 525 mm of total clearance for the BYD ATTO 3 and about 516 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Elroq. The Skoda Elroq also turns in a 1.1 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the BYD ATTO 3 and 84% for the Skoda Elroq. That gives the BYD ATTO 3 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The BYD ATTO 3's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Skoda Elroq's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.