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Cost of electric SUVs

How does electric compare?

See how a petrol SUV and an electric SUV compare on cost below

SUV cost comparison

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Peugeot 2008 SUV

Peugeot 2008 SUV

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Peugeot e-2008

Monthly fuel costs
£119
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£27
Insurance
£79
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£102
Road tax
£24
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£0
Depreciation
£400
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£401
Service costs
£27
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£24
Total
£649
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£555

Your monthly saving could be

£94

if you went electric!

The Winner

Peugeot e-2008

Affordable, practical and trendy– this compact SUV excels in reliability and running costs, and scores highly in plenty of other places too. Ideal for families looking at electric.

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Monthly fuel costs

Based on the official electric range and charging to usable capacity. For petrol the figure is based on the official miles per gallon.

Insurance

Based on the ABI insurance groups and use a table of costs from Group 1 to Group 50 to provide a fair comparison. The costs are based on a sample retail profile.

Road Tax

Road Tax (Vehicle Excise Duty) is currently £0 for all electric cars. For petrol and diesel vehicles the costs are calculated based on fuel type and Co2 emissions.

Depreciation

Figures are based on the difference between the acquisition cost and our forecast residual value after 3 years (30,000 miles). The Government plug-in car grant for qualifying EV’s of £2,500 has been applied, reducing the depreciation

Service costs

Servicing maintenance & tyres for a period of 3 years (30,000 miles). Figures based on manufacturer service schedules and tyre prices taken from our own researched data.