Peugeot E-2008 GT long-term test: holiday highlights EV’s pros and cons
Verdict
A refresh has given the Peugeot E-2008[1] a new lease of life; it might not be the most contemporary electric car[2], but a trip to Cornwall showed it in a more modern light. We're looking forward to getting under its skin.
- Mileage: 2,055
- Efficiency: 4.0mi/kWh
You may have noticed more and more Auto Express staffers are taking their electric test cars on holiday. Only a few weeks ago editor-at-large John McIlroy drove his Polestar 2[3] to France, proving there's now very little to stop EV owners venturing further and further afield.
Advertisement - Article continues below So the fact that just days after taking delivery of our new Peugeot E-2008[4] I drove it to deepest Cornwall, isn't that newsworthy. Indeed, I've driven upwards of 40,000 miles in various electric cars over the last five or six years - including the same trip to the West Country three summers on the trot.
Every June, we travel to a tiny hamlet called St Anthony-in-Meneage just outside Helston. It's about 20 miles from Falmouth, but once you've arrived, it feels like you're stepping back in time. There's no shop, no post office - not even a pub.
Yet it's the perfect place for a mental detox.
Providing the weather is kind, there is honestly no place I'd rather be - enjoying the fresh air and the calm creek with my extended family, it's perfect for sailing, walking, and even a spot of paddle boarding.
The place is a complete time-warp - something that was only emphasised when Sean, one of the people responsible for keeping the coastal community ticking over, turned up on his Ford[5] tractor to pull one of the many boats from the water.
References
- ^ Peugeot E-2008 (www.autoexpress.co.uk)
- ^ electric car (www.autoexpress.co.uk)
- ^ Polestar 2 (www.autoexpress.co.uk)
- ^ Peugeot E-2008 (www.autoexpress.co.uk)
- ^ Ford (www.autoexpress.co.uk)