Peugeot E-308 Hatchback

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When it comes to electric cars, hatchbacks are often a tricky subject.

You see, larger cars have more space, which generally lends itself to better accommodating the changes needed to fit batteries and electric motors.

Many electric vehicles are based on platforms initially designed to accommodate a combustion engine and a fuel tank, not an electric motor.

As a result, while some can handle the changes needed to produce an all-electric car, others can’t.

The simplified logic: the smaller the platform, the less chance they can be converted to an all-electric vehicle.

Unfortunately, hatchbacks are, by nature, smaller, meaning manufacturers often have to go back to the drawing board and come up with a clean-sheet design.

That is not always the case, and there are some notable exceptions. But it explains why we've seen comparatively few electric hatchbacks so far, generally speaking.

Here’s one, though: the Peugeot e-308.

It is based on the CMP platform (called e-CMP when used for electric cars), which has been around for five years now. And it gives a home to several cars, including the Citroen C3, C4, C4 X, the DS 3 and the Peugeot 208 and 2008.

With all-electric hatchbacks still catching on, the e-308 has a great opportunity at a head start.

Does it take full advantage? That’s what we’re aiming to find out.