New crossover draws on mild-hybrid petrol tech as an alternative to the EV version
With so much fanfare around the new Peugeot e-3008 you’d be forgiven for forgetting there’s a version that’s been made without any E-numbers.Indeed, given the standard Peugeot 3008 is £11,200 cheaper and almost 550kg lighter, you’d think Peugeot had been hyping up the wrong version. But as the new crossover has been designed first and foremost as an EV, this ‘standard’ version of the Peugeot 3008 was always going to get second billing. It is a mild hybrid that is powered by Peugeot’s familiar three-cylinder 1.2-litre petrol engine with an electric motor integrated within a six-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. It will reach the UK in September, around six months after the launch of the new Peugeot e-3008, which even after this cheaper model arrives is expected to take the majority of sales.
