Hyundai KONA Electric vs Peugeot e-308 SW

The Hyundai KONA Electric costs £2,735 more than the Peugeot e-308 SW. For that premium it adds 43 miles more WLTP range, 45 kW more power and a 2.1s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Peugeot e-308 SW comes out ahead overall.

The Peugeot e-308 SW is £2,735 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £136 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Peugeot e-308 SW comes out roughly £2,695 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 266 miles for the Hyundai KONA Electric 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 Hyundai KONA Electric goes roughly 37 miles further between charging stops.

The two are within 27 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 575 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai KONA Electric and about 548 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-308 SW. The Hyundai KONA Electric also turns in a 0.5 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 86% battery health for the Hyundai KONA Electric and 84% for the Peugeot e-308 SW. That gives the Hyundai KONA Electric a modest edge in retained real-world range. 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.