Kia Soul EV vs Skoda Epiq

The Kia Soul EV costs £12,345 more than the Skoda Epiq. For that premium it adds 91 miles more WLTP range, 51 kW more power and a 1.9s quicker 0-62mph time. The Skoda Epiq is not just cheaper - it also offers 160 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Skoda Epiq comes out ahead overall.

The Skoda Epiq is £12,345 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £136 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Skoda Epiq comes out roughly £12,465 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 234 miles for the Kia Soul EV and 158 miles for the Skoda Epiq - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Kia Soul EV goes roughly 76 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 47 minutes in the Kia Soul EV and 28 in the Skoda Epiq, so the Skoda Epiq loses less time at each stop. So the Kia Soul EV stops less often while the Skoda Epiq stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 2 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 602 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Epiq and about 600 mm of total clearance for the Kia Soul EV.

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