Peugeot e-208 vs Vauxhall Astra

The Vauxhall Astra costs £4,930 more than the Peugeot e-208. For that premium it adds 55 miles more WLTP range. The Peugeot e-208 is not just cheaper - it also offers a 1.2s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Vauxhall Astra comes out ahead overall.

The Peugeot e-208 is £4,930 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Peugeot e-208 comes out roughly £4,930 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 155 miles for the Peugeot e-208 and 191 miles for the Vauxhall Astra - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Vauxhall Astra goes roughly 37 miles further between charging stops.

The Peugeot e-208 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 95 mm narrower than the Vauxhall Astra. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 635 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-208 and about 540 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Astra.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Peugeot e-208 and 84% for the Vauxhall Astra. 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.