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Peugeot iON 2011-2020 | IN-DEPTH review watch BEFORE you BUY!
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Full-electric cars are still in their infancy but in the 21st century's second decade, several affordable ones arrived on the market. Models like this one, Peugeot's iON. The French brand claimed that switching to this citycar-sized runabout from something conventional would be pretty painless. They even reckoned that despite the premium outlay required, the right kind of buyer will find that ownership costs add up. And of course, the eco-benefits speak for themselves. Few believed the brand's claims when this car was new. But does it make sense on the BEV used market?
History
Peugeot is a maker with plenty of track record in this form of propulsion, with an electric history going all the way back to the VLV model of 1941, several hundred of which found their way onto the streets of Paris. In the years since, they've sold more electric cars than any other manufacturer, selling over 3,500 battery-charged versions of their little 106 hatchback between 1995 and 2003. Very few of those though, reached the UK and even fewer reached the hands of private buyers. The brand hoped that things would be different with this car, the iON, launched in 2011.
This was a very different car from any electric vehicle Peugeot had bought us to date. The iON made good use of the then-new lithium-ion battery technology, clothing said battery and the associated electric motor in a design shared with both Citroen (the C-ZERO) and Mitsubishi (the i-MiEV). This citycar-sized ION took on these rivals, Nissan's larger all-electric LEAF model and the 'E-REV' or 'Extended Range Electric Vehicles' then on offer from Vauxhall and Chevrolet that offered less battery range but backed it up with emergency petrol power. The ION started out in 47KW form, but was later upgraded with a 64 or 67KW powerplant. It sold until 2020. So how does it stack up as a used buy? Let's find out.
Writer - Jonathan Crouch
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