Ford Puma Gen-E vs MG ZS EV

The MG ZS EV costs £3,500 more than the Ford Puma Gen-E. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. The Ford Puma Gen-E is not just cheaper - it also offers 118 litres more boot space and lower energy use, 130 versus 178 Wh/km. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Ford Puma Gen-E comes out ahead overall.

The Ford Puma Gen-E is £3,500 cheaper to buy. The Ford Puma Gen-E is cheaper to charge, roughly £144 a year versus £192 for the MG ZS EV, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Ford Puma Gen-E comes out roughly £3,740 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 186 miles for the Ford Puma Gen-E and 199 miles for the MG ZS EV - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 26 minutes in the Ford Puma Gen-E and 36 in the MG ZS EV, so the Ford Puma Gen-E loses less time at each stop.

The two are within 4 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 595 mm of total clearance for the Ford Puma Gen-E and about 591 mm of total clearance for the MG ZS EV. The Ford Puma Gen-E also turns in a 0.7 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 Ford Puma Gen-E and 90% for the MG ZS EV. That gives the MG ZS EV 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. The Ford Puma Gen-E has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the MG ZS EV.