2025 head-to-head · Small SUV

2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV vs Hyundai Ioniq 5

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
$842/ year to fuel
109 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$783/ year to fuel
115 MPGe

On fuel costs these two are nearly tied. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, the most efficient 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV (109 MPGe) costs about $842 a year to fuel and the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 (115 MPGe) about $783.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Chevrolet Equinox EV
  • Hyundai Ioniq 5

Side by side

Chevrolet Equinox EVHyundai Ioniq 5
$842 Your annual fuel cost $783
109 MPGe Combined efficiency 115 MPGe
117 MPGe City 131 MPGe
100 MPGe Highway 100 MPGe
31.2 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 29 kWh
319 mi Driving range 245 mi
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
10/10 EPA fuel economy score 9/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
9.5 hrs Charge time at 240V 6.3 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motors (247 kW) Engine / motor Electric motor (125 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.

Chevrolet Equinox EV vs Hyundai Ioniq 5 across model years

  • Chevrolet Equinox EV
  • Hyundai Ioniq 5

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 Chevrolet Equinox EV goes farther between stops: about 319 miles on a charge, compared with 245 miles for the Hyundai Ioniq 5.

Among 133 2025 small SUVs, the Chevrolet Equinox EV ranks 12th and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 5th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV or the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5?

Measured by cost to drive, the Hyundai Ioniq 5. The Chevrolet Equinox EV is rated 109 MPGe combined and the Hyundai Ioniq 5 115 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV vs. the Hyundai Ioniq 5 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $842 for the Chevrolet Equinox EV and $783 for the Hyundai Ioniq 5.

Which has more range?

The Chevrolet Equinox EV: about 319 miles versus 245 miles.

Chevrolet Equinox EV vs Hyundai Ioniq 5 in other years

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