Kia EV4 vs Peugeot e-308

The Kia EV4 costs £3,680 more than the Peugeot e-308. For that premium it adds 35 kW more power and a 2.3s quicker 0-62mph time. The Peugeot e-308 is not just cheaper - it also offers 113 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Kia EV4 comes out ahead overall.

The Peugeot e-308 is £3,680 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £144 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Peugeot e-308 comes out roughly £3,680 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 226 miles for the Kia EV4 and 232 miles for the Peugeot e-308 - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV.

The two are within 8 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 548 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-308 and about 540 mm of total clearance for the Kia EV4.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Kia EV4 and 84% for the Peugeot e-308. That gives the Kia EV4 a modest edge in retained real-world range. 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.