Hyundai KONA Electric vs MG ZS EV

The Hyundai KONA Electric costs £1,505 more than the MG ZS EV. For that premium it adds 45 miles more WLTP range, 25 kW faster peak rapid charging and 45 kW more power. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out ahead overall.

The MG ZS EV is £1,505 cheaper to buy. The Hyundai KONA Electric is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 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 MG ZS EV comes out roughly £1,225 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 266 miles for the Hyundai KONA Electric and 199 miles for the MG ZS EV - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai KONA Electric goes roughly 67 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 36-41 minutes.

The two are within 16 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 591 mm of total clearance for the MG ZS EV and about 575 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai KONA Electric. The Hyundai KONA Electric also turns in a 0.6 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 86% battery health for the Hyundai KONA Electric 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 Hyundai KONA Electric has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the MG ZS EV.