New Peugeot E-208: LFP and NMC batteries and over 500 km of range
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Peugeot's best-selling electric hatchback gets a fresh battery range from 37 to 82 kWh, its first LFP packs and, at the top, more than 500 km on the WLTP cycle.
Peugeot is readying a new-generation E-208 — its best-selling electric car in Europe. The biggest change sits under the floor: the model will offer LFP and NMC batteries, with peak capacity climbing to 82 kWh. For a B-segment compact hatch, that is no longer just a city-car pitch but a genuine case for longer trips without staying tied to a charger.
The current E-208 long suffered from too narrow a battery lineup. It launched with a 50 kWh NMC pack, then gained a 51 kWh option after the 2023 update, which pushed it past the 400 km mark on the WLTP cycle. But rivals quickly moved ahead, and buyers started weighing not only the badge and the styling but also range, price and how fast the car loses value. With the new generation, Peugeot wants to close that weak spot.
The range should span batteries from 37 to 82 kWh. The more affordable versions are set to use LFP — lithium iron phosphate chemistry. Such packs are usually cheaper to build, cope better with frequent charging and suit mass-market models where price decides almost everything. NMC versions stay on too; they are meant for the higher trims, where energy density and maximum range matter more.
With the largest battery, the new E-208 should comfortably clear 500 km on the WLTP cycle. That is a different way of using the car: not just daily city runs, but motorway stretches without the feeling that every stop has to be at a charging station. A prototype of the new Peugeot E-208 has again been spotted on roads in southern Europe.
According to a Spanish source, one of the test cars carries a 48 kWh battery. The full reveal is expected in the second half of 2026, with the Paris Motor Show named as one possible venue. The new E-208 should reach dealers in the summer of 2027. Like the current model, it will be built in Spain — at the Stellantis plant in Figueruelas, near Zaragoza.
Peugeot is not simply refreshing a popular EV: the brand is trying to win back the headroom in price and range that is now hard to do without in Europe, even in the compact class.
Earlier, 32CARS.RU reported that the electric Peugeot E-208 GTi hit the market with 281 hp.
