2021 head-to-head · Small SUV

2021 Hyundai Kona EV vs Volkswagen ID.4

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$729/ year to fuel
120 MPGe

FWD · Electric motor (150 kW) · Single-speed · 120 MPGe · 258 mi

✓ Cheaper to run
$918/ year to fuel
99 MPGe

The 2021 Hyundai Kona EV is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $729 a year to fuel (120 MPGe), versus $918 for the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 (99 MPGe). That's roughly $189 a year, or about $945 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Hyundai Kona EV
  • Volkswagen ID.4

Side by side

Hyundai Kona EVVolkswagen ID.4
$729 Your annual fuel cost $918
120 MPGe Combined efficiency 99 MPGe
132 MPGe City 107 MPGe
108 MPGe Highway 91 MPGe
27 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 34 kWh
258 mi Driving range 260 mi
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
10/10 EPA fuel economy score 10/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
9 hrs Charge time at 240V 7.5 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motor (150 kW) Engine / motor Electric motor (150 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
FWD Drivetrain RWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Hyundai Kona EV vs Volkswagen ID.4 across model years

  • Hyundai Kona EV
  • Volkswagen ID.4

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

The Volkswagen ID.4 goes farther between stops: about 260 miles on a charge, compared with 258 miles for the Hyundai Kona EV.

Among 92 2021 small SUVs, the Hyundai Kona EV ranks 2nd and the Volkswagen ID.4 3rd for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2021 Hyundai Kona EV or the 2021 Volkswagen ID.4?

Measured by cost to drive, the Hyundai Kona EV. The Hyundai Kona EV is rated 120 MPGe combined and the Volkswagen ID.4 99 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2021 Hyundai Kona EV vs. the Volkswagen ID.4 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $729 for the Hyundai Kona EV and $918 for the Volkswagen ID.4.

Which has more range?

The Volkswagen ID.4: about 260 miles versus 258 miles.

Hyundai Kona EV vs Volkswagen ID.4 in other years

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