Peugeot e-3008

Mid-sized SUV introduces a platform that’s destined for millions of Stellantis EVs Like its Stellantis sibling brands, Peugeot has until recently had to accept the limitations of available platform technology when launching electric models.Its parent organisation’s e-CMP architecture has been scaled up as far as smaller crossovers and VW Golf-sized hatchbacks and estates, having started out beneath the e-208 supermini in 2019. But while rivals dived enthusiastically into niches for bigger electric cars, Peugeot has had to bide its time and wait for a more suitable launchpad.With the Peugeot e-3008 tested here, the French brand’s moment has arrived. Based on a platform called STLA Medium, the e-3008 will be the first of many new cars from Stellantis’s brands aimed at buyers of more upscale electric family cars.This is the slightly smaller, swoopier, five-door SUV-coupé sibling to the forthcoming e-5008 seven-seater and has its sights set on everything from the Renault Scenic E-Tech and Hyundai Ioniq 5 to the BMW iX2 and Volvo EC40. Although top-of-the-range models are priced in competition with the BMW iX3, capable of 503 miles on a charge.The e-3008 clearly represents another significant stretch upmarket for Peugeot in terms of digital technology, luxury cabin ambience and visual appeal. It also brings the potential for greater range, better performance and faster rapid charging than any of the firm’s smaller EVs, So far the 3008 has been riding a wave of success with 130,000 units sold across the continent, with the e-3008 making up almost 25% of the share. For those potential buyers who were feeling left out because they need four-wheel drive and more than 300bhp, Peugeot has added a more powerful, all-wheel drive version. Taking the 3008 and e-3008 ranges as a whole, the car covers a reasonable amount of market territory, offering regular hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric models. Only when the upper-level e-3008 Long Range joins the line-up in 2025 will we know the car’s upper limit on price, but it currently reaches as high as £56,000 for the Dual Motor.Buyers can choose between lower-rung Allure and upper-level GT, or Launch Edition for the Dual Motor - the only four-wheel drive model. GT trim typically adds 20in wheels, adaptive cruise control, LED headlights and a powered tailgate over the already well-equipped Allure, with Launch Edition adding a panoramic opening sunroof, acoustic glass, cabin pre-conditioning and a heat pump.