A pre-production variant of the Renault Megane E-Tech Electric has been revealed in anticipation of the road-going all-electric C-segment hatchback. First previewed in concept-guise at Renault eWays in 2020, the French EV has now been confirmed for an on-the-road debut.
When it arrives, the production-ready Renault Megane E-Tech Electric will enhance the brand’s current line-up of fully electric cars which currently consists of the Zoe E-Tech and Twizy quadricycle in its passenger offerings and Kangoo and Master E-Tech vans in its commercial catalogue.
The French brand confirms that the Renault Megane E-Tech Electric will be based on the advanced CMF-EV platform and feature a 160 kW and 300 N.m e-motor with a 60 kWh battery back which will be good for a 450 km range on a single charge, based on the WLTP standards.
The new model, which will also be referred to as the MéganE (which will be pronounced “Mégane e”), will start to reveal its final design as a fleet of 30 pre-production cars will be driven on open roads this summer by Renault engineers.
Built at Renault’s Douai factory in Northern France, all of these pre-production cars will be covered with a tailor-made pattern from Renault Design, made up of lines and patterns from the new version of the iconic Renault logo which has been altered to create a camouflage.
The aforementioned concept of the Renault Megane E-Tech Electric was billed as the “reinvention of the compact hatchback”. The concept measured 4 210 mm long, 1 800 mm wide and 1 505 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2 700 mm. It rides on 20-inch wheels wrapped in 245/40 ZR20 rubber and tips the scales at 1 650 kg.
Last month, Renault stated that it was aiming to be the greenest brand in Europe by 2030, by when it hopes that nine out of every 10 cars it sells will be electrified. Together with the Renault Megane E-Tech Electric, we are still anticipating the production reveal of the Renault 5 Prototype that was unveiled in January this year.
