Peugeot e-Rifter (2021-2024) vs Skoda Elroq

The Skoda Elroq costs £1,095 more than the Peugeot e-Rifter. For that premium it adds 108 miles more WLTP range, 40 kW more power and a 3.2s quicker 0-62mph time. The Peugeot e-Rifter is not just cheaper - it also offers 305 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Skoda Elroq comes out ahead overall.

The Peugeot e-Rifter is £1,095 cheaper to buy. The Skoda Elroq is cheaper to charge, roughly £152 a year versus £200 for the Peugeot e-Rifter, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Peugeot e-Rifter comes out roughly £855 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 144 miles for the Peugeot e-Rifter and 234 miles for the Skoda Elroq - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Skoda Elroq goes roughly 90 miles further between charging stops.

The Skoda Elroq is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 37 mm narrower than the Peugeot e-Rifter. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 516 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Elroq and about 479 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-Rifter. The Skoda Elroq also turns in a 1.5 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-Rifter and 84% for the Skoda Elroq. 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.