BYD ATTO 2 vs Peugeot e-308 SW

The Peugeot e-308 SW costs £1,415 more than the BYD ATTO 2. For that premium it adds 62 miles more WLTP range and 105 litres more boot space. The BYD ATTO 2 is not just cheaper - it also offers a 2.0s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Peugeot e-308 SW comes out ahead overall.

The BYD ATTO 2 is £1,415 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £144 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the BYD ATTO 2 comes out roughly £1,335 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 178 miles for the BYD ATTO 2 and 229 miles for the Peugeot e-308 SW - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Peugeot e-308 SW goes roughly 51 miles further between charging stops.

The two are within 22 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 570 mm of total clearance for the BYD ATTO 2 and about 548 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-308 SW. The BYD ATTO 2 also turns in a 0.6 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the BYD ATTO 2 and 84% for the Peugeot e-308 SW. That gives the BYD ATTO 2 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The BYD ATTO 2's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Peugeot e-308 SW's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.