Peugeot announces that it will only sell electric cars from 2030

More and more brands are joining the trend of ceasing to sell cars with combustion engines. Most of them point to the end of this decade to do so or, at the latest, to the early 2030s. The latest to announce that it will withdraw this type of model is Peugeot, and the date it has set as the end of production for this type of engine is 2030.

This news follows the line of brands that want to keep selling in European markets, because the deadline for selling vehicles with combustion engines is 2035. However, the brand assures that there will still be models of this type, but only intended for markets where this time limit does not exist.

Moving to electric motorisation

Peugeot is moving towards electric mobility, as it progresses in the use of dedicated platforms. The platforms that are being used or will be used in future models are the STLA Small, Medium and Large. With them, the electrified models that will arrive from 2030 will be manufactured, and they may lay the foundations for cleaner mobility.

Peugeot’s move towards electrification follows other Stellantis brands, such as Opel, DS and Alfa Romeo. But the path will be gradual. By the year 2030, Peugeot wants to have 70% of its sales in Europe made up of electrified cars. In the United States the percentage is expected to be lower, at 40%.

At present, at the end of 2021, 75% of Peugeot’s models have an electrified alternative, in the form of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. In 2023 the electric version of the Peugeot 308 will arrive, bringing it closer to the goal. For its part, the commercial vehicle range is fully electrified and all models have a version of this type.

In 2023 the electrification of the entire Peugeot range will be reached. This means that all models will have an electrified version and gradually models with combustion engines will be removed from the market until they disappear from the European market in 2030.