Peugeot has revealed its Inception Concept, giving an insight into future electric vehicles.

Peugeot’s fully electric Inception Concept saloon will inspire the brand’s future products from 2025

Unveiled at the CES event in the US, the fully electric saloon will inspire the brand’s future products from 2025.

The brand, part of the Stellantis group, has big plans for EVs. Over the next two years, it will launch five new fully electric models and by 2030, all of its cars sold in Europe will be electric.

The new concept reveals some of its plans. Based on the Large version of the group’s STLA modular platform, it features exterior and interior design billed as revolutionary and introducing new styling features that will be used for future models from 2025. This includes an all-new light signature incorporating the brand’s distinctive claw design. It also incorporates a tech bar running horizontally through the door layer and flashing up different messages to the outside of the car when the driver and passengers approach.

The Inception also introduces the next-generation Peugeot i-Cockpit, including the Hypersquare steering wheel due to launch on a new vehicle in the range before the end of the decade. The rectangular “control system” dispenses with the conventional steering wheel in favour of digital electric controls and steer-by-wire technology. The concept also includes AutoDrive, enabling Level 4 autonomous driving.

It’s powered by a 100kWh battery providing a range of 497 miles (800km). The two electric motors produce almost 680hp, giving four-wheel drive and enabling acceleration from 0-62mph (100km/h) in under three seconds. The model also features 800V technology, enabling it to add 93 miles (150km) of range in just five minutes, and is capable of wireless induction charging.

The concept also uses sustainable ‘moulded textiles’ throughout the interior, including a velvet upholstery for the made from 100% recycled polyester, which extends onto the floor and features 3D patterns to act as a floor mat.

It provides a showcase of the new techniques the brand will introduce to reduce its carbon footprint by more than 50% by 2030 in Europe and to become fully carbon net zero by 2038.

Brand CEO Linda Jackson said: “Peugeot is committed to the electrification of its range. In 2023, our entire line-up will be electrified and in the next two years, five new 100% electric models will be launched. Our ambition is simple: to make Peugeot the leading electric brand in Europe by 2030. This objective and ambitious vision pave the way for a radical transformation for the brand, as represented by the Inception Concept.”