Peugeot e-3008 Long Term Review

Following last month's moan about the heated seats, here's another hot topic. Peugeot claims 326 miles of range for the E3008. I can tell you now, you will not get that. OK so I am driving in winter, but (how do I put this politely?) the (optional!) heat pump seems non existent. For example - yesterday I drove to my sister’s for my niece’s birthday (I got her a glow in the dark drawing pad, she loved it), it’s 77 miles there, 77 miles back. 154 miles. Most of the drive is on the M25 so at speeds of 60mph for the majority, sometimes slower because that road is the worst. It’s 3 degrees outside, I set the fans to low and the climate to 21 degrees. Heated seats on (cue the burning bum cheeks). Heated steering on (total win for my numb hands). I set off with 100% battery, 326 miles, and I arrived back home with - ready? - 21 miles left. It’s used 305 miles for a 154 mile journey. Wow. Is the heat pump even working? From what I’ve learned over the years, the average EV will lose 21% of its range over winter. I’m not the best with numbers but that’s MORE than 21%, right? I parked up and checked the efficiency on the central screen - 2.4 miles per kWh. 

I think the weight of the car could be the issue here. On a separate day I managed to capture a photo (not while driving, calm down) of the car at 50% and the range saying 115 miles. So maybe that seems more fitting. 230-250 miles in cold weather. *grabs calculator* - that’s around a 29-30% loss of range in winter. Not ideal. Imagine if you didn’t have the optional heat pump. Eeeeek! 

I’ve been doing my best to forgive it because it IS winter and it’s such a great looking car. All the passengers that have been on board love it, my dogs are happy in the back, I can get a tonne of stuff in the 588 litre boot. I have this chonk until April, so we can properly test the efficiency when it gets warmer in spring. This is such a sexy, comfortable and practical family SUV, but does the battery tech let it down?