Peugeot e-5008 vs Polestar 4

The Polestar 4 costs £19,325 more than the Peugeot e-5008. For that premium it adds 82 miles more WLTP range, 40 kW faster peak rapid charging and 182 litres more boot space. The Peugeot e-5008 is not just cheaper - it also offers 2 more seats (7 versus 5). On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Peugeot e-5008 comes out ahead overall.

The Peugeot e-5008 is £19,325 cheaper to buy. The Peugeot e-5008 is cheaper to charge, roughly £160 a year versus £192 for the Polestar 4, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Peugeot e-5008 comes out roughly £19,485 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 257 miles for the Peugeot e-5008 and 277 miles for the Polestar 4 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Polestar 4 goes roughly 19 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 30-30 minutes.

The Peugeot e-5008 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 113 mm narrower than the Polestar 4. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 505 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-5008 and about 392 mm of total clearance for the Polestar 4. The Peugeot e-5008 also turns in a 0.4 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 Peugeot e-5008 and 84% for the Polestar 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.