Ionut Trufin drives a Peugeot e-208 50kWh 2022 electric car.
This is Ionut’s first electric car, he’s owned the Peugeot e-208 from new and drives 5,000-10,000 miles annually. The current mileage of the car is between 0-500 miles and he achieves 170 miles range from a full charge.
Why did you choose the Peugeot e-208?
It was available without ordering at the dealer.
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Positives – List 3 or more reasons why you love this electric car
- Quiet
- easy to drive
- sporty.
Negatives – List 3 or more things that you really don’t like about this electric car
- Noisy suspension and tyres
- poor software features
- quirky Android Auto.
Have you experienced any faults with the car? If so, what have they been?
Android Auto has taken me through a number of connection cables before finding one that works.
What are the standout technological features of the car?
Heating pump, albeit not that efficient.
Surprise us! Tell us something people wouldn’t readily know about this electric car
In terms of clever space this is far behind.
What electric car(s) are you interested in next and why?
Renault Megane E-Tech – more features and good ratio between size and interior space.
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Do you charge your electric car from home?
Yes
Do you have a home charging unit installed?
No
Electricity supplier & tariff – outline both positive & negative elements
I live in Romania so the current tariff might not be relevant. The one I have now is ~0.21 Euro cents per kW regardless of the hour you are charging.
Do you use public charging networks?
No
Insurer – outline both positive & negative elements
Price is higher than that of a petrol equivalent car.
Please itemise (in detail) where you’re saving money owning & running a car
- Saving for servicing – 100 Euros per year
- saving on fuel – 80 Euros per month
- road tax is similar
- annual tax is zero compared to 15 Euros
- insurance is more expensive.
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