Dongfeng BOX vs Peugeot e-208

The Peugeot e-208 costs £5,065 more than the Dongfeng BOX. For that premium it adds 34 miles more WLTP range, 30 kW more power and a 4.4s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Dongfeng BOX comes out ahead overall.

The Dongfeng BOX is £5,065 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £152 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Dongfeng BOX comes out roughly £5,145 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 160 miles for the Dongfeng BOX and 155 miles for the Peugeot e-208 - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV.

The Peugeot e-208 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 45 mm narrower than the Dongfeng BOX. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 635 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-208 and about 590 mm of total clearance for the Dongfeng BOX.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Dongfeng BOX and 84% for the Peugeot e-208. That gives the Dongfeng BOX a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Dongfeng BOX's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Peugeot e-208's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.