Cabin changes extend to new seat fabrics and updated graphics for the instrument cluster, while the new top-end GT Premium specification adds Alcantara heated massage seats, a 360-degree camera, plus the Driver Assist Plus safety pack and an alarm.
But Peugeot has also been working beneath the surface, particularly on the electric E-308. Technical tweaks to the existing battery system have liberated a little extra range – another 25 miles on the hatchback and 20 miles on the SW estate, taking range figures up to 281 miles and 276 miles, respectively. For comparison, the most affordable Volkswagen ID.3 will do 241 miles on a charge, while top-spec models manage a claimed 371 miles on a charge. Unfortunately there’s no change to the 308’s charging rate, which still sits at a pretty modest 100kW maximum; most rivals offer at least 120kW.
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Peugeot has caught up with pretty much every electric car maker by finally offering adjustable brake regeneration on its EV, something that we’d expect to filter across the brand and its Stellantis-owned siblings, including Vauxhall and Citroen, as those electric cars are updated. Gone is the little ‘B’ button that switched the brake mode on or off, swapped out for three levels of regen controlled by paddles behind the steering wheel.
One place Peugeot is forging ahead is by deploying Plug & Charge technology. At compatible chargers across Europe, drivers can plug the car in and walk away without having to tap a card or use an app, because the charge point recognises the car and bills the driver accordingly. Brands including the Volkswagen Group, BMW and Kia already have the same tech fitted to their EVs, and Ionity and Shell are among the compatible charging networks, with more likely to follow as it becomes commonplace.
