Nissan ARIYA vs Peugeot e-5008

The Peugeot e-5008 costs £3,665 more than the Nissan ARIYA. For that premium it adds 58 miles more WLTP range, 30 kW faster peak rapid charging and 2 more seats (7 versus 5). The Nissan ARIYA is not just cheaper - it also offers 118 litres more boot space and a 2.2s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Peugeot e-5008 comes out ahead overall.

The Nissan ARIYA is £3,665 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 Nissan ARIYA comes out roughly £3,625 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 209 miles for the Nissan ARIYA 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 Peugeot e-5008 goes roughly 48 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 30-30 minutes.

The Nissan ARIYA is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 45 mm narrower than the Peugeot e-5008. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 550 mm of total clearance for the Nissan ARIYA and about 505 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-5008. The Peugeot e-5008 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 Nissan ARIYA 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.