MG ZS EV (2019-2021) vs Vauxhall Combo Life (2021-2024)

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 136 miles for the MG ZS EV and 145 miles for the Vauxhall Combo Life - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 40 minutes in the MG ZS EV and 30 in the Vauxhall Combo Life, so the Vauxhall Combo Life loses less time at each stop.

The MG ZS EV is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 112 mm narrower than the Vauxhall Combo Life. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 591 mm of total clearance for the MG ZS EV and about 479 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Combo Life. The Vauxhall Combo Life also turns in a 0.4 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 MG ZS EV and 84% for the Vauxhall Combo Life. 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 Vauxhall Combo Life has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the MG ZS EV.