Already present in the A and B segments with 100% electrical proposals — Twingo E-Tech Electric and ZOE — Renault is preparing to extend its “electric offensive” to the C segment with the new Renault Mégane E-Tech Electric.
Anticipated by the Mégane eVision concept, we are slowly discovering the new production Mégane E-Tech Electric (aka MéganE). First it was a set of teasers and now the lines and volumes of Renault's new electric proposal can be discovered (as far as possible) through pre-production examples.
With a camouflage inspired by the Renault logo, these pre-production examples of the Gallic electric crossover (30 in total) will be driven on the open road during the summer by a team of brand engineers, to complete the development of the model that is currently underway. planned to start production still in 2021 and be launched in 2022.
what we already know
The new Mégane E-Tech Electric is one of seven 100% electric models that Renault plans to launch on the market by 2025 and one of seven proposals in the C and D segments that the French brand intends to bring to market in the same period of time.
Based on the CMF-EV platform (the same as its “cousin” Nissan Ariya), the new Renault crossover will come equipped with an electric motor with 160 kW (218 hp), a value similar to that presented by the less powerful variant of the Japanese crossover with which shares the platform.
Renault Mégane E-Tech Electric
Having said that, we would not be surprised if the new Mégane E-Tech Electric came to have more powerful versions and even with all-wheel drive, like the Ariya. To “feed” the electric motor comes a 60 kWh battery that gives it a range of up to 450 km according to the demanding WLTP cycle.
Produced at the French factory in Douai, France, the same from which the Espace, Scénic and Talisman come out, the Renault Mégane E-Tech Electric will be marketed alongside the “conventional” versions of the French compact, joining the hatchback, sedan (Grand Coupe) and van.