Peugeot 208 E-208 Electric Hatchback

• Body Glass
  • Automatic windscreen wipers
  • Dark tinted Rear side and tailgate windows
  • Electric front windows + one touch + anti-pinch
  • Electric rear windows with one touch/anti-pinch
  • Rear windscreen wiper triggered automatically in reverse gear
  • Tailgate with heated rear windscreen and wiper blade
  • Variable front intermittent wipers
• Brakes
  • ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) with EBD (Electronic Braking Distribution) and EBA (Emergency Braking Assistance)
  • Electric parking brake
  • ESP with Hill Assist
  • Front and rear disc brakes
• Communication
  • Bluetooth telephone facility
  • Smart phone docking station
• Driver Aids
  • Driver attention warning
  • Speed limit recognition and recommendation
  • Visio Park 1 with 180 degree Colour reversing camera
• Driver Convenience
  • e-Toggle driving selector
  • Push button start
• Driver Information
  • Exterior temperature indicator with ice warning
  • Mirror screen with mirror link, apple carplay and android auto
  • Multi function trip computer
  • Peugeot connect SOS and assistance
  • PEUGEOT i-Cockpit with compact steering wheel
  • PEUGEOT i-Cockpit with configurable 3D headup instrument panel
• Driving Mirrors
  • Electrically adjustable, heated and power folding door mirrors
  • Electrochrome rear view mirror
• Embellishment Trims
  • Carbon effect Dashboard, front and rear door panel finish
• Entertainment
  • 2 front USB socket with USB-C
  • 2x USB sockets in rear
  • 6 speakers radio with mp3 compatible
  • DAB Digital radio
  • Voice recognition for radio, navigation and telephony features
• Exterior Body Features
  • Body coloured exterior door handles
  • Diamond black rear spoiler
  • Dichroic badging in front lion with e monogram on C pillar and tailgate
  • Gloss black finish on B pillar
  • Gloss black rear cluster connecting strip
  • Gloss black wheel arch extensions
  • Gloss black window surround
  • Model designation badges front and rear
  • Nera black door mirror shells
  • Radiator grille - body colour chequered and gloss black edge trim
  • Rear bumper with gloss black finish
  • Rear side wing doors
  • Roof mounted aerial
  • Roof spoiler
• Exterior Lights
  • 2 X Rear number plate lights
  • Automatic lights
  • Eco LED headlights
  • Follow me home headlights
  • Headlights left on audible warning
  • LED daytime running lights with 3 claw headlight with distinctive tooth design
  • LED side indicator lights integrated into door mirrors
  • LED third brake light
  • Rear full LED 3D peugeot signature claw effect lights with daylight function
  • Rear reversing lights
• Heating/Cooling/Ventilation
  • Automatic air conditioning
  • Pre heating function
• Interior Features
  • 12V socket
  • Automatic gear lever in full grain leather and satin chrome
  • Black wheel nut covers
  • E-CMP autonomy improvement - heat pump and new reducer
  • Electric power steering with reach and rake adjustable steering column
  • Front centre armrest with storage compartment
  • High centre console with 2 cup holders
  • Leather steering wheel
  • Map pockets on the backs of the front seats
  • Piano keys gloss black plated toggle switches to access main functions of the vehicle
  • Roof lining - light grey
  • Tri material cloth/leather upholstery
• Interior Lights
  • Front interior light with 2 reading spotlights
• Safety
  • 2x Isofix child seat fitting on outer rear seats
  • 3 rear 3 point seatbelts
  • Adaptive driver and front passenger airbags with passenger airbag deactivation function
  • Child locking functionality on rear doors
  • Driver/front passenger side airbags
  • Front and rear curtain airbags
  • Front optimised safety headrests and 3 x rear retractable headrests with height adjustable
  • Front three point retractable seatbelts with force limiters
  • Pedestrians active safety brake
  • Tyre pressure sensor
• Seats
  • 1/3 to 2/3 split folding rear seats
  • 3 seat bench in 2nd row
  • Black rods on rear headrests
  • Driver and front passenger comfort seats
  • Driver and front passenger seat manual adjustment in longitudinal and back rest angle
  • Driver seat mechanical height adjustment
  • Rear centre headrest
  • Seatbelt unfastened on the move audible and visual alert for front and rear seats
  • Single front passenger seat
• Security
  • Acoustic vehicle alert system (AVAS)
  • Automatic door locking when moving off
  • Automatic hazard light activation upon heavy brake application
  • Deadlock
  • Electronic code immobiliser
  • Remote central locking
  • Thatcham cat. 1 alarm with anti lift sensor
• Vehicle Charging
  • 7 kW monophase on board charger
  • Mode 3 type 2 cable for wallbox charging
• Wheels - Alloy
  • 16" Elborn alloy wheels
• Wheels - Spare
  • Tyre puncture repair kit

• Electric Vehicle Data
  • Battery Capacity % guaranteed under warranty: 70
  • Battery Capacity in kWh: 50
  • Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Charge Time (Mins): 1,440
  • Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Percentage Change: 0-100
  • Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Power Supply - kW: 3
  • Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Charge Time (Mins): 450
  • Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Percentage Change: 0-100
  • Battery Charging Scenario 2 - Power Supply - kW: 7
  • Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Charge Time (Mins): 30
  • Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Percentage Change: 0-80
  • Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Power Supply - kW: 100
  • Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Charge Time (Mins):
  • Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Percentage Change: N
  • Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Power Supply - kW:
  • Battery Leased: No
  • Battery Type: Lithium-ion
  • Charging Port Location: Left Side Rear
  • Coupler/Connector Type: Type 2
  • NEDC Electricity Consumption kWh/100 km: 15.9
  • Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Mileage: 100,000
  • Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Years: 8
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb - TEH: 17.6
  • WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb - TEL: 15.9
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEH: 3.5
  • WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb - TEL: 3.9
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - City - TEH: 493
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - City - TEL: 510
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb: 349
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb - TEH: 313
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (km) - Comb - TEL: 349
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - City - TEH: 306
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - City - TEL: 317
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb: 217
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb - TEH: 194
  • WLTP - Pure Electric Range (miles) - Comb - TEL: 217
• Emissions - ICE
  • CO:
  • CO2 (g/km): 0
  • HC:
  • HC+NOx:
  • Noise Level dB(A): 64
  • NOx:
  • Particles:
  • Standard Euro Emissions: N
• Engine and Drive Train
  • Camshaft: N
  • Catalytic Convertor: No
  • CC: 1
  • Compression Ratio: N
  • Cylinder Layout: N
  • Cylinders:
  • Cylinders - Bore (mm):
  • Cylinders - Stroke (mm):
  • Engine Code: N
  • Engine Layout: N
  • Fuel Delivery: N
  • Gears: 1 SPEED
  • Number of Valves:
  • Transmission: AUTO
• Fuel Consumption - ICE
  • EC Combined (mpg):
  • EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies: No
  • EC Extra Urban (mpg):
  • EC Urban (mpg):
• General
  • Alternative Fuel Qualifying: Yes
  • Badge Engine CC: 0.0
  • Badge Power: 136
  • Based On ID:
  • Coin Description: 100kW 50 kWh
  • Coin Series: Allure Premium
  • Generation Mark: 2
  • Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07: 27E
  • Man Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years: 12
  • Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years: 3
  • NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %: 91
  • NCAP Child Occupant Protection %: 86
  • NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09: 4
  • NCAP Pedestrian Protection %: 56
  • NCAP Safety Assist %: 71
  • Safety Concerns?: No
  • Service Interval Frequency - Months: 24
  • Service Interval Mileage: 16,000
  • Special Edition: No
  • Special Order: No
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 999,999
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 2
  • Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months:
  • Timing Belt Interval Mileage:
  • Vehicle Homologation Class: M1
• Performance
  • 0 to 60 mph (secs): No
  • 0 to 62 mph (secs): 8.1
  • Engine Power - BHP: 136
  • Engine Power - KW: 100
  • Engine Power - PS: No
  • Engine Power - RPM:
  • Engine Torque - LBS.FT: 221
  • Engine Torque - MKG: 30.6
  • Engine Torque - NM: 300
  • Engine Torque - RPM: 3674
  • Top Speed: 93
• Test Cycles
  • Emissions Test Cycle: WLTP
  • RDE Certification Level: N/A
• Tyres
  • Alloys?: Yes
  • Space Saver?: No
  • Tyre Size Front: 195/55 R16
  • Tyre Size Rear: 195/55 R16
  • Tyre Size Spare: TYRE REPAIR KIT
  • Wheel Style: ELBORN
  • Wheel Type: 16" ALLOY
• Vehicle Dimensions
  • Height: 1,430
  • Height (including roof rails):
  • Length: 4,055
  • Wheelbase: 2,540
  • Width: 1745
  • Width (including mirrors): 1,960
• Weight and Capacities
  • Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres):
  • Gross Vehicle Weight: 1,910
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Down): 1106
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Up): 311
  • Max. Loading Weight: 455
  • Minimum Kerbweight: 1,455
  • No. of Seats: 5

Ten Second Review
It's getting harder and harder to resist the draw of full-electric vehicles. Most of them seem to be SUVs these days but here's a Zero Emission supermini, the Peugeot e-208. It looks snappy, does 211 miles between charges, has no practicality downsides over the combustion-engined version and comes with monthly payment finance you could justify. What's not to like?

Background
In the future, all small cars will need to be developed on platforms that can support full-electric as well as conventional thermic propulsion. Surprisingly, few currently are but the Peugeot 208 is an exception. The brand wants you to pick a powertrain for this model (petrol, diesel or electric) in the same way you'd select a trim option - and it's the battery-powered variant, the e-208, that we look at here. It shares all the same engineering we've already also seen in the PSA Group's two other small car battery-powered products, the Vauxhall Corsa-e and the DS 3 Crossback E-TENSE, a pair of designs that share this Peugeot's sophisticated CMP ('Common Modular Platform'). And those same underpinnings allow for a new generation of 'big car'-style camera safety systems. It all sounds promising: let's take a look.

Driving Experience
Here, as with this model's cousin the Vauxhall Corsa-e, a 50kWh lithium-ion battery is mated to a 100kW electric motor putting out 136bhp and working through the usual single-speed auto transmission you get with EVs. Like all electric vehicles, this one develops all of its torque at once (there's 260Nm of it) and this car simply hurls itself away from rest (it takes just a couple of seconds to crest the 30mph mark and 62mph is reached in only 8.1s), disguising the fact that (also like all EVs) this Zero Emissions variant has a bit of a weight problem - that drivetrain adds over 300kgs of bulk. That other small battery-powered little hatches manage this issue a little better is evidenced by the fact that the e-208's WLTP-rated 211 mile driving range is easily improved upon by the latest versions of the Renault ZOE and the BMW i3. Still, all of this does represent a brave new world for forward-thinking supermini buyers looking to make the (still rather expensive) switch into all-electric motoring; it seems like only yesterday, after all, that a fully-charged small EV could only manage around half the kind of range you get from this one. Of course, you certainly won't achieve anything like that kind of operating capability if you get anywhere near this EV's quoted 93mph top speed. Or if you habitually drive your e-208 in the 'Sport' setting that'll be necessary to release to full 136bhp power output just mentioned. The quoted range figure will only be distantly possible if you instead engage a somewhat restrictive 'Eco' mode that drops power output right down to 83bhp. That's the setting you'll use in an e-208 around town, an environment in which it makes a strange polyphonic sound at low speeds to warn unwary pedestrians of its impending approach. Above 18mph, all you can hear is a bit of tyre roar from the eco-moulded Michelin rubber.

Design and Build
The all-electric e-208 is distinguished from what Peugeot calls 'thermic'-powered models by the adoption of body colouring for the front grille and a more unusual 'Dichroic' finish for the lion badge that appears to change colour, depending on your viewing angle. Most versions of this model will be ordered in either 'GT-Line' or top 'GT'-spec, these two top variants recognisable by 'diamond black' roof colouring and glossy black wheel arch flares, which streamline the body, making the wheel diameter of the 17-inch wheel rims appear larger. On these premium versions, those rims are adorned with screw-in customisable inserts which improve the aerodynamics and apparently reduce kerb weight by 3.6kgs. Inside, there's the usual 208 'i-Cockpit' driving position format, where you view the instrument binnacle over the upper rim of a tiny steering wheel rather than conventionally through the wheel spokes. Plus, as with other versions of this model, the concept's been further developed with the addition of a clever 3D instrument binnacle display. What else? Well rear passenger space is slightly compromised by the need to place the powertrain's battery pack beneath that back seat. But there's no compromise in boot space, which is 311-litres in size just like any other 208.

Market and Model
Peugeot obviously thinks it's going to sell quite a few e-208s (the prediction is 20% of total model mix) because this powertrain is available with every trim level and the top 'GT' spec option is exclusive to it. Even in base 'Active' form though, an e-208 will set you back around £25,500. And that's after the available £3,000 government plug-in grant towards purchase has been subtracted from the mildly alarming initial asking price. At top Gt variant will cost you around £30,000. Most e-208 models will be bought on finance, which from launch, after grant deduction, saw deals starting from around £280 a month, with £5,450 up-front. On to this car's value proposition. It's significantly more affordable than its identically-engineered Vauxhall Corsa-e equivalent, which in its least expensive form costs around £2,000 more than a base-spec 'Active'-trimmed e-208 and in its priciest guise costs around £1,000 more than a top e-208 GT. As a rival, a MINI Electric makes even less sense; that MINI's priced from around £28,000 and has a much lower operating range, a three-door-only body style and a tiny boot - plus it would probably cost around £3,000 more when equipped to a similar standard. There aren't really any other direct all-electric small hatch options. You can get battery-powered versions of the Volkswagen up!, the SEAT Mii and the Skoda Citigo from around £20,000, but they're all smaller city cars. A battery-powered family hatch like a Kia e-Niro would cost around £5,000 and a BMW i3 even more.

Cost of Ownership
Peugeot's aim was for this EV to have a total ownership cost roughly equivalent to what you pay to buy and run an automatic version of the petrol model: well it's some way off that right at present. Its drivetrain claims to be state-of-the-art for a small car, though its WLTP-certified range of 211 miles is bettered in the class by the BMW i3 and the Renault ZOE. It's worth pointing out though, that both these rivals cost significantly more and that a more closely-priced Zero Emission rival, the MINI Electric can offer a WLTP range of only 144 miles. Bear in mind that as with all Evs, the quoted range figure will drop considerably in winter weather or over long motorway journeys - in the case of the e-208 to around 150 miles. If you're an e-208 owner, you'll need to know that getting anywhere near the quoted range figure will necessitate staying in the powertrain's provided 'Eco' mode - activating its 'Sport' mode setting will reduce your range by around 10%. What about charging your e-208? With a wallbox in place in your garage, a full charge from empty will take seven and-a-half hours. With a public 50kW Rapid Charger, the replenishment time to charge from 15 to 80% is 45 minutes. If you're fortunate enough to find a 100kW Rapid Charger, that falls to 30 minutes. At the other extreme, if you happen to be somewhere you can only charge from a domestic supply using an ordinary 3-pin plug (and the optional 3-pin plug lead that costs extra with this car), the charging replenishment time would be a yawning 20 hours. As an e-208 buyer, your dealer will also give you the option to pay a subscription for a so-called 'Mobility Pass'. That'll enable you to borrow a conventional petrol or diesel-powered car from the brand for those times when you might need to undertake a longer or more complex journey - holiday times for instance.

Summary
So how successful has Peugeot been with this e-208 in terms of what it describes as "unboring the future"? Well, we think you'll be impressed. Other sector competitors can go further on a single charge, but we think that this model's operating range will (unlike that of segment rivals like the Honda e and the MINI Electric) be quite sufficient for the average family's needs. There may be a few supermini buyers who don't like the cabin layout, want something better suited to cornering their door handles or who might prefer a premium brand - but we're guessing they'll be in the minority. Most will recognise that in this e-208, Peugeot has delivered an EV supermini you could really bond with. Glug, glug, glug, plug: bring it on.