PEUGEOT Australia has opened the order books on its E-308 and E-Professional electrical fashions forward of the duo’s showroom debut within the second half of 2024.
Inviting registrations of curiosity, Peugeot Australia says it has now confirmed each fashions for the native market, increasing its current electrical vary which at present consists of the E-2008 SUV and small phase E-Accomplice van.
The E-308 – which has been out there in Europe since 2022 – enhances ICE and PHEV fashions with an electrical motor producing 115kW and 260Nm, down barely on the petrol mannequin’s 132kW and the PHEV’s 162kW.
A brand new-generation battery debuts within the e-308, with revised chemistry composed of 80 per cent nickel, 10 per cent manganese, and 10 per cent cobalt. The 54kWh/400V battery is claimed to supply a driving vary of greater than 400km as a result of low 12.7kWh/100km common power consumption Peugeot says it has achieved.
Peugeot centered on gaining effectivity utilizing a mix of motor, battery, aerodynamics, weight optimisation and friction discount measures to realize the low common power consumption.
An on-board three-phase charger with an influence ranking of 11kW comes as commonplace and Peugeot says a 100kW public charger will get the e-308 from 20 per cent to 80 per cent cost in “lower than 25 minutes”.
Whereas no 0-100km/h efficiency determine has been disclosed, house owners may have the selection of Eco, Regular, Sport, or Brake driving modes.
Visually the e-308 differs barely from its stablemates with an extended bonnet and distinctive 18-inch wheels.
Fang-shaped matrix LED headlights and three-claw LED tail-lights give the electrical fashions an identical aesthetic to the remainder of the 308 vary.
The Peugeot i-Cockpit is carried throughout to the electrical fashions, too, that includes a three-dimensional head-up digital show, central 10.0-inch display screen, and the model’s i-Join infotainment system.
In the meantime, the E-Professional will rival entrants from Ford, LDV, and Mercedes-Benz, to call a couple of, and is characterised by an up to date look inside and outside, and expertise inclusions comparable to a bigger infotainment touchscreen and revised steering wheel.
The mannequin’s underfloor battery pack is seemingly upgraded for elevated vary and sooner charging.
Just like the e-Accomplice, the e-Professional is predicated on Peugeot’s EMP2 platform, that includes a front-wheel drive configuration and a battery pack underneath the load area flooring.
The mannequin makes use of the identical 100kW/260Nm single electrical traction motor because the smaller e-Accomplice and is at present out there abroad with a selection of 50- and 75kWh batteries, the latter able to a claimed 330km WLTP vary.
A phase up from the e-Accomplice, the e-Professional is bought in Europe in three sizes, Compact, Customary and Lengthy wheelbase all providing the identical payload weights and dimensions because the equal ICE fashions.
The bigger van additionally boasts considerably higher towing and payloads at 1000kg and 1275kg respectively versus the smaller van’s 750kg.
