Tesla Model Y vs Volkswagen ID.4

The Model Y costs less to run, by the official figures: about $120 a year less in the US.

Tesla Model YVolkswagen ID.4

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Tesla Model YVolkswagen ID.4

A typical year's fuel

United States
$644 (better)
$767
New Zealand
$707 (better)
$841
Australia
$603 (better)
$718
United Kingdom
£458 (better)
£546

Official figures

Uses
127 MPGe (better)
107 MPGe
Also
3.8 mi/kWh (better)
3.2 mi/kWh
Range
327 miles (better)
291 miles

Space

Seats
5
5
Boot
971 L (better)
543 L
Towing, braked
1,600 kg
–
Length
4,750 mm
4,584 mm
Weight
1,909 kg
2,124 kg

Engine

Engine
Single electric motor
Single motor
Power
220 kW (better)
150 kW
Torque
–
310 Nm
Gearbox
Single-speed reduction gear
Single-speed
Drive
RWD
RWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Euro NCAP
★★★★★
★★★★★
Airbags
7
–

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Model Y or ID.4?

Which is cheaper to run, the Tesla Model Y or the Volkswagen ID.4?

The Tesla Model Y: about $120 a year less in the US than the Volkswagen ID.4 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which has the bigger boot, the Tesla Model Y or the Volkswagen ID.4?

The Tesla Model Y, at 971 L to the Volkswagen ID.4's 543 L, for their newest versions.

Each on its own

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