Peugeot e-308 vs Renault 4

The Peugeot e-308 costs £3,870 more than the Renault 4. For that premium it adds 30 miles more WLTP range and 128 litres more boot space. The Renault 4 is not just cheaper - it also offers a 1.6s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Renault 4 comes out ahead overall.

The Renault 4 is £3,870 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 Renault 4 comes out roughly £3,870 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 232 miles for the Peugeot e-308 and 208 miles for the Renault 4 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Peugeot e-308 goes roughly 25 miles further between charging stops.

The Renault 4 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 56 mm narrower than the Peugeot e-308. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 604 mm of total clearance for the Renault 4 and about 548 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-308.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Peugeot e-308 and 84% for the Renault 4. 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.