Battery size: 51kWh
Miles per kWh: 4.47
E-Rating™: B
Max charge rate: 100 kW
Range: 252 miles 
Motors & Performance
The Vauxhall Mokka Electric gets a 154bhp electric motor that powers the front wheels, and gives it a 0-62mph time of 9.0 seconds, which is a touch slower than most rivals but still feels perky enough on the road. If you do want more punch than that, you can always step up to the Mokka GSE, which gets the same powertrain as its sister cars, the Abarth 600e and Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce. That means a 280bhp electric motor powering the front wheels. The Mokka GSE will scrabble to 62mph in 5.9 seconds, but we haven't driven it yet, so watch this space for an update! You can check out Nic's walkaround video of the Mokka GSE, in the meantime.
In the standard Mokka variants, the driver can choose the character and performance efficiency level for each journey via a 'drive mode' switch. Unlike some other electric cars, these really do make a difference to the way the car behaves.
When you switch the car on it is in ‘Normal’ mode, you're getting a bit less power and softer throttle response, while Sport makes everything sharper and gives you the full 154bhp. At the other end of the scale, Eco really neuters the throttle response and can make the Mokka feel unpleasantly slow to respond if you go for a quick getaway at a junction, and it also reduced the heating and air-con performance to the extent that you'll really notice that the cabin never really gets warm on a cold day. I much prefer Normal mode, which is the happy medium you want it to be.
Drive & Handling
The Vauxhall Mokka Electric is good fun in Sport or Normal mode, and it's also a quiet and relaxing car to drive. It’s easy to drive around town thanks to light steering, which happily weights up when you’re driving more quickly on country roads, so it just feels very composed and easygoing whether you're covering big miles on the motorway or just nipping to the shops.
Around the city, it’s a good idea to select ‘B’ on the gear selector as this engages the heavier regenerative braking. Unlike cars such as the Kia EV3 and Renault 4, there's no one-pedal mode, nor adaptive regen' and widely variable modes. The Mokka Electric simply has a very mild brake regen' as standard, which feels rather like the engine braking you're probably used to from a petrol- or diesel car, or you can make it a bit heavier in B mode.
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