2023 head-to-head · Small SUV

2023 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
$742/ year to fuel
120 MPGe

FWD · Electric motor · Single-speed · 120 MPGe · 258 mi

✓ Cheaper to run
$850/ year to fuel
107 MPGe

The 2023 Hyundai Kona EV is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $742 a year to fuel (120 MPGe), versus $850 for the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 (107 MPGe). That's roughly $108 a year, or about $540 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
$742 Your annual fuel cost $850
120 MPGe Combined efficiency 107 MPGe
134 MPGe City 115 MPGe
106 MPGe Highway 99 MPGe
27.5 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 31.5 kWh
258 mi Driving range 209 mi
— Passenger volume 100 cu ft
— Cargo volume 30 cu ft
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
9.5 hrs Charge time at 240V 6 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motor 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 Hyundai Kona EV goes farther between stops: about 258 miles on a charge, compared with 209 miles for the Volkswagen ID.4.

Among 118 2023 small SUVs, the Hyundai Kona EV ranks 1st and the Volkswagen ID.4 5th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2023 Hyundai Kona EV or the 2023 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.4 107 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2023 Hyundai Kona EV vs. the Volkswagen ID.4 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $742 for the Hyundai Kona EV and $850 for the Volkswagen ID.4.

Which has more range?

The Hyundai Kona EV: about 258 miles versus 209 miles.

Hyundai Kona EV vs Volkswagen ID.4 in other years

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