Jaguar I-Pace (2018-2020) vs Peugeot e-Rifter (2021-2024)

The Jaguar I-Pace costs £30,620 more than the Peugeot e-Rifter. For that premium it adds 120 miles more WLTP range, 194 kW more power and a 6.9s quicker 0-62mph time. The Peugeot e-Rifter is not just cheaper - it also offers 119 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Peugeot e-Rifter comes out ahead overall.

The Peugeot e-Rifter is £30,620 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £200 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Peugeot e-Rifter comes out roughly £30,660 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 244 miles for the Jaguar I-Pace and 144 miles for the Peugeot e-Rifter - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Jaguar I-Pace goes roughly 100 miles further between charging stops.

The two are within 26 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 505 mm of total clearance for the Jaguar I-Pace and about 479 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-Rifter. The Peugeot e-Rifter also turns in a 1.2 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Jaguar I-Pace and 84% for the Peugeot e-Rifter. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.