Peugeot to go all-electric in Europe from 2030

Wednesday, 8 December 2021

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Peugeot has confirmed it will move all European models onto EV platforms by next decade.

Linda Jackson, CEO of Peugeot, told Automotive News Europe that Peugeot’s entire line-up will be electrified by 2024, expanding on the current 70 per cent electrification.

She added that around 20 per cent of 208 sales are electric, higher than the projections of 10-15 per cent, with the larger e-2008 slightly behind.

Peugeot will go all-electric next decade in Europe, and there’s a chance that policy will extend to New Zealand.

'The e-2008 is slightly less than the e-208, because it tends to be a first car, so customers are often looking to be able to travel long distances,' Jackson told the publication. 'They're still trying to decide if an electric car is appropriate for them.'

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All of Peugeot’s models will be electrified from 2024 onwards, ahead of the full move in 2030.l

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The 308 hatchback and related 3008 SUV will both get full-electric version.

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Peugeot will still produce ICE models for other markets after 2030, which may or may not include New Zealand. The local arm said that nothing was confirmed for us, but it “wouldn’t be surprised if the Peugeot strategy in NZ would follow Europe.”

The switch comes later than other Stellantis brands like Alfa Romeo and Opel/Vauxhall, which want to switch over to volts in 2027 and 2028 respectively.

Still though, Peugeot’s move would come five years ahead of the EU’s proposal to mandate zero-emissions vehicles in 2035.

Stellantis is aiming to move all new models onto four new platforms by mid-decade: STLA Small, Medium, Large and Frame for trucks. These were developed with electric powertrains in mind, but can still use internal combustion power. They will offer ranges from 500 kilometres to 800 kilometres.

Next for Peugeot is the launch of the e-3008, which will follow the e-208 and e-2008 in slotting an electric motor or two where a combustion engine once was. An e-308 hatchback will also arrive in 2023, along with a plug-in hybrid version of the 308.

Only the soon-to-be discontinued 108 minicar and 5008 midsize SUV are not electrified, although the 5008 will be by 2024.

CEO Carlos Tavares said back in July that by 2025, 98 per cent of Stellantis models in Europe and North America will have fully electric or plug-in gas-electric hybrid versions.

The company also wants to reduce battery costs by more than 40 per cent from 2020 to 2024 through two new battery chemistries. Finally, solid-state battery technology is expected to be in mass production by 2026.