Leapmotor B10 vs Volvo EX40

The Volvo EX40 costs £8,115 more than the Leapmotor B10. For that premium it adds 86 miles more WLTP range and 32 kW faster peak rapid charging. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Volvo EX40 comes out ahead overall.

The Leapmotor B10 is £8,115 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £184 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Leapmotor B10 comes out roughly £8,075 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 193 miles for the Leapmotor B10 and 242 miles for the Volvo EX40 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Volvo EX40 goes roughly 48 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 20 minutes in the Leapmotor B10 and 28 in the Volvo EX40, so the Leapmotor B10 loses less time at each stop. So the Volvo EX40 stops less often while the Leapmotor B10 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 12 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 527 mm of total clearance for the Volvo EX40 and about 515 mm of total clearance for the Leapmotor B10. The Leapmotor B10 also turns in a 0.3 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Leapmotor B10 and 84% for the Volvo EX40. That gives the Leapmotor B10 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Leapmotor B10's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Volvo EX40's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.