Peugeot e-2008 and e-208 both likely for Oz
Small French hatch and SUV may be available with battery-only power here next yearPeugeot is driving towards electrification, with the French car-maker promising an electrified version of every model in its range by 2025.
In Australia, the French brand’s first electrified models will arrive in the second half of this year, in the form of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions of the facelifted 2021 Peugeot 3008 launched with petrol and diesel engines locally this week. And a plug-in hybrid version of the 508 Fastback (sedan) is also confirmed for later this year.
But the European car-maker’s first pure EV could be the Peugeot e-2008 (pictured), which is already on sale overseas and based on the all-new 2008 released Down Under in October 2020.
Underpinned by the French brand’s latest CMP architecture, the Peugeot e-2008 is powered by a 100kW electric motor fed by a 50kWh battery and offers a real-world (WLTP) driving range of 310km.
Unlike the older and larger 3008 and 508, there won’t be a PHEV version of the second-generation small SUV, which is available in Australia with a single 1.2-litre Puretech petrol engine and offered in two equipment grades priced from $34,990 plus on-road costs.
It’s possible the Peugeot e-2008 could be beaten to Australian showrooms by the e-208, an all-electric version of the all-new 208 light hatch, which was revealed in February 2019 and has been confirmed for Australia.
Peugeot Australia previously told carsales the new 208 will almost certainly be available here with a range of powertrains, meaning at least petrol and battery power, but confusing matters is news that the new-generation Peugeot 208 GTi will become an EV-only model.
The last Peugeot 208 GTi disappeared from local showrooms in late 2018 and its replacement is yet to be revealed.
Which EVs Peugeot Australia decides to import in 2022 is yet to be decided but the company’s general manager Kate Gillis told carsales the decision will be announced at the launch of the 3008/508 PHEVs later this year.
“When we come to the market in the second half of this year to launch the PHEV, we will then give you the output of the consideration for electrification. So, what 2022 will look like,” she said.
“We’re still considering. We’re close to completing, but we won’t be able to give you that detail until [the] second half of 2021.”
Asked if the e-208 would be Peugeot’s first EV in Australia, Gillis said it’s “definitely under consideration”.
“That’s definitely one of the models under consideration. There’s e-208 and there’s e-2008 and both are great cars, so they’re strongly considered for this market.”
Separately, Peugeot Australia has confirmed the new-generation 308 small hatch for Australia with a plug-in hybrid powertrain in early 2022.
It will be followed by a new Peugeot 308 GTi and a range of Peugeot Sport Engineered models starting with the 508 PSE and topped by the street-legal version of the French make’s Le Mans hyper car.
However, the future of these Peugeot performance models remains unconfirmed for Australia.
What’s coming from Peugeot:
3008 facelift – now
5008 facelift – now
3008 PHEV – H2 2021
508 Fastback PHEV – H2 2021
308 redesign – early 2022
e-2008 – 2022 TBC
e-208 – 2022 TBC
208 GTi – 2022 TBC
Le Mans hypercar – TBC
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