Kia Niro EV vs Hyundai Kona Electric: home charging cost

At the current price cap, the Hyundai Kona Electric is the cheaper of the two to run at 6.1p per mile vs 6.7p for the Kia Niro EV — a difference of about £68.81 over 10,000 miles of home charging.

Prices based on the Ofgem price cap of 26.11 p/kWh, effective 1 July 2026.Source: Ofgem

	Kia Niro EV64.8 kWh	Hyundai Kona Electric65.4 kWh
Full charge cost	£19.23	£19.40
Cost per mile	6.7p	6.1p
20-80% on a 7 kW wallbox	5 hr 33 min	5 hr 36 min
Usable battery	64.8 kWh	65.4 kWh
WLTP range	285 miles	319 miles
Efficiency	4.4 mi/kWh	4.9 mi/kWh
Max AC charging	11 kW	10.5 kW

At a glance

Full charge cost (lower is better)

Kia Niro EV£19.23

Hyundai Kona Electric£19.40

Running cost per mile (lower is better)

Kia Niro EV6.7p

Hyundai Kona Electric6.1p

20-80% time on a 7 kW wallbox (lower is better)

Kia Niro EV5 hr 33 min

Hyundai Kona Electric5 hr 36 min

The bigger battery costs more to fill but is not necessarily more expensive to run — cost per mile depends on efficiency, not battery size. Costs include ~12% AC charging losses.