Peugeot e-208

The Peugeot e-208 is an all-electric, stylish, compact car

Overview

The Peugeot e-208 is based on Groupe PSA’s electric car platform, the eCMP. You’ll find the same EV platform on the Vauxhall Corsa-e and the DS 3 Crossback E-Tense. Peugeot, Vauxhall, and DS – as well as Citroën – are all PSA brands. PSA is now part of the larger Stellantis Group – it gets very confusing!

The e-208 is a compact, 5-seater, with 5 doors, and there’s plenty of French panache and charm in the styling. It’s a good-looking, nippy, well-equipped electric car, with decent range and quick charging capabilities for an EV in this segment.

Read our review below of the Peugeot e208 for a quick overview of key features, including real-world v. official battery range, charging speeds and costs at home and away, prices of the various trims, efficiency, boot space and dimensions, and more.

Peugeot e-208 UK Price, Trims & Variants

The price of the Peugeot e-208 starts at £28,200 for the base Active (50 kWh) trim, and goes up to £32,850 for the top spec GT (51 kWh) trim. Here are all the variants:

Range & Batteries

How far can you drive on a full charge of the battery in the e-208? In ideal conditions, you should be able to achieve the official ‘WLTP’ range in miles. However in winter, for example, electric car batteries don’t perform as well, and actual range will be lower.

This table shows both the more optimistic WLTP range, and a rough, more likely ‘average’ range for the various versions of the e-208:

Efficiency

We are all used to ‘miles per gallon’ of petrol or diesel when thinking about efficiency in traditional cars. With EVs, you need to replace ‘gallon’ with ‘kWh’. 1 kWh = 1 unit of electricity. So the ‘miles per kWh’ measure tells you how many miles you can go on 1 kWh of electricity – the higher the number the better.

Here’s data for the Peugeot e-208, together with an equivalent in miles per gallon (yes, electric cars really are that efficient!):

Charging Times & Costs

If you have off-street parking, the best and cheapest place to charge the Peugeot is at home. Depending on your home energy tariff, you’ll either charge at a standard flat rate or at a lower off-peak rate. The 0-100% charge times below are a ‘worst case’ scenario – typically you will charge 1-2 hours a day, or maybe go for a longer charge on just a couple of days a week.

Charging at Home on an Off-peak rate of 10p per kWh

Charging at Home on a Peak rate of 34p per kWh

When you’re on a trip, you can get a quick boost at a rapid charger. These vary in terms of charging speed and you are also limited by the Peugeot’s maximum charging rate. Take the 10-80% charging times with a pinch of salt – the charging rate will gradually decrease and times are often longer.

Charging in Public at a 50 kW Rapid Charger at a rate of 50p per kWh

Charging in Public at a 150 kW Rapid Charger at a rate of 60p per kWh

Charging in Public at a 350 kW Rapid Charger at a rate of 70p per kWh

Performance

The e-208, like all pure electric cars, has its wheels turned by one or more electric motors. The motors themselves are powered by a lithium-ion battery. Battery + electric motor is a great combination, giving you instant torque with no gears to change.

You’ll find the Peugeot eerily quiet after an internal combustion engine. Here are the performance stats:

Peugeot e-208 Boot Space & Dimensions

The e-208 is a hatchback, and its boot space can be further increased by folding the rear seats down. Here are all the boot and dimensions measurements:

Boot Space & Cargo Volume

Dimensions

Next Steps

We hope you’ve enjoyed this brief analysis of the Peugeot e-208. We’ve focussed mainly on potentially unfamiliar electric car related items, such as batteries, range and charging.

Where to next?

1. Narrow down your EV search in a systematic way using our Car Selector tool
2. Read more about the e-208 at Peugeot’s UK website
3. If you’re ready to go, consider leasing the e-208 from a low-cost broker