The Peugeot E-3008 will offer up to 435 miles of range, and it's a mid-market crossover SUV, not a luxury sedan. Is Tesla in for some challenges ahead?
The new Peugeot E-3008 was launched on Tuesday with a theatrical unveiling in Sochaux, France, showing the importance Stellantis is placing on this car. This is because it is the first product of the company’s new electric era. It’s based on the new STLA Medium platform. At launch, there will be three choices of drivetrain for the E-3008.
That is why the 435 miles of range are significant. We have come to expect this kind of figure from cars costing close to £100,000 or more. Although the company didn’t divulge any definite details about how much the E-3008 would cost, one Stellantis representative implied to me that the 98kWh version should be available for around £45,000 . The Tesla Model 3 Long Range is considerably more expensive in the UK, and the Y even more.
Apparently, the STLA Medium platform can still accommodate ICE. But unlike the previous E-CMP platform, STLA Medium was designed for EVs first, and will then be adapted for ICE. E-CMP was the other way round, making it a compromise for electric cars. Despite Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares’s ambivalent comments about EVs, the company is putting electrification first, while realizing there are still a few years left in the ICE market to profit from....
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