Honda Super-N vs Skoda CITIGOe iV

The Skoda CITIGOe iV costs £1,460 more than the Honda Super-N. For that premium it adds 33 miles more WLTP range and 88 litres more boot space. The Honda Super-N is not just cheaper - it also offers a 2.3s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Skoda CITIGOe iV comes out ahead overall.

The Honda Super-N is £1,460 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 Honda Super-N comes out roughly £1,420 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 107 miles for the Honda Super-N and 134 miles for the Skoda CITIGOe iV - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Skoda CITIGOe iV goes roughly 27 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 30 minutes in the Honda Super-N and 60 in the Skoda CITIGOe iV, so the Honda Super-N loses less time at each stop. So the Skoda CITIGOe iV stops less often while the Honda Super-N stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Honda Super-N is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 72 mm narrower than the Skoda CITIGOe iV. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 827 mm of total clearance for the Honda Super-N and about 755 mm of total clearance for the Skoda CITIGOe iV.