Peugeot has reiterated its commitment to offer a complete electric vehicle line-up as soon as 2025, and expects 100 per cent of its sales across Europe to be electric by 2030. By 2025, Peugeot also claims it will offer “the widest range of electric cars of any generalist brand in Europe”.
Included in this is all-electric version of the brand's best-seller, the 3008. The Peugeot E-3008 is the first model to use Stellantis' brand new STLA Medium platform, which is said by Peugeot to have been designed to offer best-in-class performance for the most important criteria for customers: range (up to 700km ), recharge time (30 minutes ), driving pleasure, performance, efficiency and connected services and functions.
The Peugeot E-3008 will be produced exclusively at the Sochaux plant in France and will be on sale in Ireland from spring 2024. Full details of prices and specification are to be announced before the year is out.
The range will be based on two trim levels, Allure and GT, with three option packs to keep the choices simple, and three all-electric powertrains offering either front- or four-wheel drive.
There's the 157kW (214hp ) standard range (525km ), the 170kW (231hp ) long range (700km ), and the 240kW (326hp ) dual motor (525km ). Hybrid powertrains will also be available.
New exterior styling features include a new front end light signature with a seamless grille, thanks to a gradient in the colour of the bodywork, “floating” spoiler and new three-claw light signature at the rear.
The new E-3008 is available in a range of six colours, all-new Ingaro Blue, Obsession Blue, Okenite White, Pearl Black, Artense Grey and Titanium Grey.
Inside the E-3008, the new Peugeot Panoramic i-Cockpit features a floating, curved 21-inch HD panoramic screen that combines the head-up display with the central touchscreen. The central part of the dashboard houses i-Toggles, fully customisable touch-sensitive buttons that can be programmed to provide quick access to 10 of the user's favourite functions.
The compact steering wheel has been a fundamental element of the Peugeot i-Cockpit from the outset, with the brand says it has been extensively reworked to offer even greater driving sensations and comfort. The controls on the compact steering wheel are new, for optimum ergonomics. They automatically detect the driver's fingers, but are only activated when the driver presses them, to avoid any false manoeuvres.
What's more, Peugeot takes a further step towards semi-autonomous driving with the Drive Assist Plus system available on the new E-3008. This system assists the driver by using all the car's sensors (cameras, radar, etc. ) and information from the connected navigation system. Features include Adaptive cruise control with stop & go function and lane-keeping assist, semi-automatic lane change and early speed recommendation.
A full range of active safety systems are also available including automatic emergency braking with collision warning, active lane departure warning with lane departure correction, driver attention alert, extended recognition with digital display of road signs, long-range blind spot monitoring, hill descent control and advanced traction control.
