Vauxhall Mokka vs Volvo EX30

The Vauxhall Mokka is £555 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Vauxhall Mokka comes out roughly £635 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 173 miles for the Vauxhall Mokka and 149 miles for the Volvo EX30 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Vauxhall Mokka goes roughly 24 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 26-30 minutes.

The Volvo EX30 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 149 mm narrower than the Vauxhall Mokka. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 562 mm of total clearance for the Volvo EX30 and about 413 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Mokka. The Vauxhall Mokka 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 84% battery health for the Vauxhall Mokka and 90% for the Volvo EX30. That gives the Volvo EX30 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Volvo EX30's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Vauxhall Mokka's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.