PARIS — Renault has launched photographs of a flippantly camouflaged pre-production model of the approaching Megane full-electric compact automotive, which was proven in idea kind final autumn because the Megane eVision.
The brand new Megane can be referred to as the MeganE (pronounced as “Megane-E”), Renault mentioned. Will probably be launched by the tip of this 12 months, and is scheduled to be proven on the Munich auto present in September.
A fleet of 30 pre-production autos with Renault-themed camouflage can be examined on public roads this summer season, Renault mentioned Tuesday.
The MeganE can have a 160-kilowatt electrical motor and a 60-kilowatt-hour battery, with a spread of 450 km (280 miles) on the WLTP scale, Renault mentioned. It’s based mostly on the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s CMF-EV platform, which it can share with the Nissan Ariya SUV.
The MeganE, which is styled as a high-riding five-door hatchback reasonably than a crossover or SUV, will compete with a rising variety of mainstream full-electric compact vehicles.
Present opponents embody the Volkswagen ID3, the Nissan Leaf, the Hyundai Ioniq and the Citroen C4 electrical model. Coming fashions embody the just-launched Kia EV6, the subsequent era of Peugeot 308 (EV choice) in addition to sibling mannequin Opel/Vauxhall Astra, which is able to reportedly have a full electrical choice.
The MeganE’s introduced vary is increased than that of the C4 (250 km), the Leaf (378 km) and the Ioniq (311 km), and compares favorably with the highest-spec model of the ID3 (425 km). It’s lower than the introduced vary of the EV6 (508 km). The ID3 and EV6 are available a number of vary variations, as does the Leaf; Renault has not mentioned if the MeganE will observe swimsuit.
Renault has not introduced costs for the MeganE. Will probably be constructed within the automaker’s manufacturing facility in Douai, northern France. It’s a part of a brand new wave of electric-only autos from Renault, together with a retro-styled R5 small automotive and a mannequin that recollects the Renault 4 from the Nineteen Sixties and 70s.