Battery size: 50kWh
Miles per kWh: 4.24
E-Rating™: A
Max charge rate: 100 kW
Range: 206 miles 
Pricing
Unlike some small SUVs, there’s no single electric version of the e-2008 – it’s a car in itself with its own model range. The range starts with the Active Premium for around £34,000 and tops out at £38,000 for the GT, but we’d go for the Allure Premium model that has some fancy tech but doesn’t break the bank. It’s worth remembering that the £1,500 government grant stops being applied to any models over £32,000 so you'll need to choose carefully.
A Kia e-Niro with a longer 282-mile range starts at £40k, but while it can go further it doesn’t have as much spec as the e-2008 and nor is its styling as flamboyant as the Peugeot’s.
Most people will finance their e-2008, though, and prices start (at the time of writing) at £289 a month which is competitive, and a lot cheaper than its mechanically identical sister car, the DS 3 Crossback E-Tense, which is around £70 a month more.
Running costs
The e-2008 is some £9,000 more than a petrol 2008, but the big benefit with the electric one is that it’ll be a lot cheaper to run with lower road tax, fuel and maintenance costs. Depending on your energy tariff, it could cost as little as £7 to fully charge the e-2008 overnight.
Road tax is free and because the e-2008 has fewer mechanical parts than its petrol-engined sister, a service is around £50 per cheaper. Company car tax is also a big bonus as the e-2008 is 2% in 2022/23, meaning it’ll save you thousands if you’re a company car driver. Insurance is reasonable too, and the e-2008 shouldn’t lose too much money in depreciation.
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