Peugeot iON 2011-2020 | IN-DEPTH review watch BEFORE you BUY!

Peugeot iON 2011-2020 | IN-DEPTH review watch BEFORE you BUY!
Jonathan Crouch writes an in-depth Peugeot iON 2011-2020 review. If you want to watch more reviews on vehicles like this Peugeot iON 2011-2020 make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our channel and comment what YOU want us to review next.
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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[@sailingoctopus1]

Love our 2014 model. Bought it for £3,600 from a car auction three and a half years ago and in that time have literally spent nothing on tax, servicing and maintenance, apart from the £75 we spent on a new 12V battery the day we picked it up. We get 67 miles range in the summer and about 47 in winter. Inside it's like a Tardis and on the outside the quirky looks make us smile. It's great for the narrow hilly lanes around where we live. After struggling to learn to drive in a manual car, owing to his dyspraxia, my son found driving the Ion easy and quickly passed his driving trest in it and is now the main driver.

[@toyotaprius79]

Need The ion, CZero and iMiEV are rare as hens teeth on the second hand market and stubbornly aren't depreciating. Their Battery management are better engineered than Nissan's LEAF too

[@Madonsteamrailways]

This little car is a very attractive machine. I went for a Renault Zoe to take me into modern motoring from the ancient and polluting petrol engine.

[@greekartvlog8712]

How much health does the battery will have after 80000 klms ? I found at the price around 7000pounds year 2011-2012, does worth buying?

[@Madonsteamrailways]

My Renault Zoe is pretty much the same, but has a 235 mile official range. The range has gone down to 195 miles, summer and 125 miles winter.

[@MotorTorq_ZA]

If you’re a guy owning one of these. It means you are Ion Man , put an r between the I and o and that makes Iron man

[@Madonsteamrailways]

Personally, I normally only charge fully for my holiday drive to Brighton. Despite doing a reasonable distance from Broxbourne to Brighton, a charge lasts about a fortnight. But an ordinary charge to 80% lasts two to three weeks.

[@angusnz7910]

Love your reviews but you’ve fallen into the electric trap with your opening or ‘obvious environmental’ tag. These should be known is emission shifters, not fixers. Even ignoring the mess made of the ground to make one battery, consumers should consider where their electricity comes from. Here in NZ we have tiny wind and solar, but we do have good hydro….but how does UK and Europe generate most of its power? I’m not knocking electric cars, there’s a few Ide love to have, but emissions is a pet peeve…it’s a complete picture (including recycling…real, not planned or theory) that we sjouke be looking and reporting on. Anything less becomes propaganda, not news or fact

[@annavariumful]

Even ignoring the mess made made, on, under, the ground / oceans from oil...... Emission shifters, that all depends on the individuals power source. Ours is completely from our solar panels, so no emissions :)