Vauxhall Corsa Electric vs MG MG4 EV: home charging cost

At the current price cap, the Vauxhall Corsa Electric is the cheaper of the two to run at 6.2p per mile vs 6.9p for the MG MG4 EV — a difference of about £71.88 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

	Vauxhall Corsa Electric50 kWh	MG MG4 EVSE 51 kWh
Full charge cost	£13.74	£15.07
Cost per mile	6.2p	6.9p
20-80% on a 7 kW wallbox	3 hr 58 min	4 hr 37 min
Usable battery	46.3 kWh	50.8 kWh
WLTP range	222 miles	218 miles
Efficiency	4.8 mi/kWh	4.3 mi/kWh
Max AC charging	7.4 kW	6.6 kW

At a glance

Full charge cost (lower is better)

Vauxhall Corsa Electric£13.74

MG MG4 EV£15.07

Running cost per mile (lower is better)

Vauxhall Corsa Electric6.2p

MG MG4 EV6.9p

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

Vauxhall Corsa Electric3 hr 58 min

MG MG4 EV4 hr 37 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.