Audi Q6 e-tron vs Peugeot e-5008

The Audi Q6 e-tron costs £28,310 more than the Peugeot e-5008. For that premium it adds 72 miles more WLTP range, 110 kW faster peak rapid charging and 178 litres more boot space. The Peugeot e-5008 is not just cheaper - it also offers 2 more seats (7 versus 5). On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Audi Q6 e-tron comes out ahead overall.

The Peugeot e-5008 is £28,310 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £160 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Peugeot e-5008 comes out roughly £28,390 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 318 miles for the Audi Q6 e-tron and 257 miles for the Peugeot e-5008 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Audi Q6 e-tron goes roughly 60 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 22 minutes in the Audi Q6 e-tron and 30 in the Peugeot e-5008, so the Audi Q6 e-tron loses less time at each stop. That makes the Audi Q6 e-tron the stronger long-distance car.

The Peugeot e-5008 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 44 mm narrower than the Audi Q6 e-tron. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 505 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-5008 and about 461 mm of total clearance for the Audi Q6 e-tron. The Peugeot e-5008 also turns in a 0.9 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Audi Q6 e-tron and 84% for the Peugeot e-5008. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.