Graham L drives a Peugeot E-208 Allure 46.3kWh 2026, standard specification.
This is Graham’s first EV and he’s owned the E-208 less than a year. Graham drives 10,000-15,000 miles annually and the current mileage of the car is between 1,000-5,000 miles. He achieves 160 miles range from an 80% charge in the summer but has yet to experience a winter in his E-208.
Why did you choose this car?
It was a pre-reg bargain! It’s small enough to fit in a parking space but big enough for our dogs and has a decent range and charging speed for our use.
Positives
- Comfortable
- quiet
- efficient
- Android Auto & Apple CarPlay.
Negatives
The Peugeot app is not free and has terrible reviews, so I’ve not used it but I do miss the features I had with my BMW’s app, such as remote pre-conditioning and charging control. The driver controls (most are the same as the non-EV model) are awkward to use, especially cruise and speed limiter. There’s no trip data for distance, efficiency etc, only an end of trip summary, and it resets at switch on, so you can’t track a trip with stops. And, despite what the manual says, you can’t control charging from the car. In fact, rather a lot of what the manual says is utterly useless.
Compared to when you first bought the car, does your battery still charge at the same rate & do you still get the same range?
Yes, it’s almost brand new.
Have you experienced any faults with the car? If so, what have they been?
No
What are the standout technological features of the car?
Lane Assist does improve my use of signals, but this specification has very little tech.
Tell us something people wouldn’t readily know about your Peugeot E-208
Unlike all our previous cars, my 1.5m tall wife and I at 1.9m, can get in and drive it with only a tweak of the mirror.
What electric car(s) are you interested in next and why?
It would be a Tesla because of their charging network. On the other hand, the business is controlled by a dangerous fascist (IMO) so I would never actually buy one.
Electricity supplier & tariff
Utility Warehouse (bundled) – It actually works out cheaper in total than any EV tariff for our use and that’s also saved me £1,000 on a 7kW home charger. Instead, I use a £100 granny charger in an EV rated 13amp socket, that I already had for my previous PHEV.
What public charging networks would you recommend to others and why?
MFG at Morrisons – they’re fairly priced, reasonably fast and generally easy to use, albeit still stupidly difficult compared to a petrol pump. Just don’t go over the free car park limit (usually 90 mins).
Insurance
Hastings Direct – good price and an easy to understand policy. It’s 12 years since I’ve had to call them, but they were brilliant then!
Please itemise where you’re saving money (or not) owning & running a Peugeot E-208
My insurance dropped by 5%, annualised. On average, my energy costs are similar to my previous hybrid when using public chargers on long runs, and less than half when charging at home on a standard rate tariff. I have yet to discover what Peugeot are going to charge me for servicing. I hardly use the brakes (my PHEV got new pads after 80k miles and this one needs even less brake pedal) and can’t think of anything else requiring routine maintenance by a main dealer, so it’s effectively going to be a warranty insurance payment.
