Ford Puma Gen-E vs MG ZS EV (2019-2021)

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 186 miles for the Ford Puma Gen-E and 136 miles for the MG ZS EV - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Ford Puma Gen-E goes roughly 50 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 26 minutes in the Ford Puma Gen-E and 40 in the MG ZS EV, so the Ford Puma Gen-E loses less time at each stop. That makes the Ford Puma Gen-E the stronger long-distance car.

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 84% for the MG ZS EV. 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. The Ford Puma Gen-E has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the MG ZS EV.