MINI Countryman vs Peugeot e-308

The MINI Countryman costs £1,940 more than the Peugeot e-308. For that premium it adds 31 miles more WLTP range, 35 kW more power and a 1.2s quicker 0-62mph time. The Peugeot e-308 is not just cheaper - it also offers 88 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Peugeot e-308 comes out ahead overall.

The Peugeot e-308 is £1,940 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 Peugeot e-308 comes out roughly £1,940 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 258 miles for the MINI Countryman and 232 miles for the Peugeot e-308 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MINI Countryman goes roughly 26 miles further between charging stops.

The two are within 9 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 557 mm of total clearance for the MINI Countryman and about 548 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-308. The Peugeot e-308 also turns in a 0.3 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 MINI Countryman and 84% for the Peugeot e-308. 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.