Renault will reveal the brand new Scenic E-Tech full-electric compact SUV on the Munich auto present on Sept. 4.

The automaker launched camouflaged photographs of the Scenic, which shall be its first electrical compact SUV, and a sister mannequin to the Megane E-Tech that was launched final yr. Renault stated camouflaged pre-production vehicles shall be examined on European roads this summer time.

It will likely be launched in 2024 and inbuilt Douai, northern France. The mannequin continues Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo’s push into the compact and midsize segments to promote extra higher-margin vehicles.

Final yr, Renault launched the Austral compact SUV – obtainable with full-hybrid and gasoline drivetrains – which shall be adopted by two companion fashions, the Espace midsize SUV and the Rafale midsize coupe SUV, the model’s new flagship.

The Scenic E-Tech shall be a sibling mannequin to the Nissan Ariya, which was launched final yr.

The Scenic’s design was previewed final yr with the Scenic Imaginative and prescient idea. The idea mannequin used a hybrid battery-hydrogen gas cell powertrain. 

The idea Scenic Imaginative and prescient is 4490 mm lengthy, with a 2835 mm wheelbase, and rides on 21-inch wheels. Compared, the Austral is 4510 mm lengthy.

It’s powered by Renault’s 160-kilowatt electrical motor driving the rear wheels; cost comes from a 40-kilowatt-hour battery and a 16-kW gas cell stack. A small hydrogen tank rides within the entrance compartment.

The present Scenic and Grand Scenic are categorized as minivans, a section that has almost disappeared in Europe as consumers more and more favored SUVs.