4/9/2023 0 Comments Renault megane![]() ![]() Battery - 40/60kWh, with about 158/208 miles of range.Many competitors have batteries that are 40%+ bigger. The small battery and weak motor are not what people look for in C-segment cars. It scored on all the metrics that old school car journalists value. ![]() It was second in last year’s European Car of the Year competition, right between the Kia and Hyundai new models. It seems that everything that was not under control of the marketing department is excellent. On many aspects, they worked together with the Renault F1 team. The Renault engineers have demonstrated that they do know what it is to build an electric vehicle. Photo by Maarten Vinkhuyzen | CleanTechnica. This configuration was not welcome in most (all?) countries. They even had the bright idea of offering the 40kWh version without DC fast charging. The Renault marketing whizz-kids decided that for Europe, batteries of 40kWh and 60kWh would be good enough. Those are the batteries you can find in the Ariya. The CMF-EV toolkit contains two battery modules, one with a 63kWh battery and one with a 87kWh battery. It’s probably from a marketing drone thinking it can sell one version on the reputation of another version, not realizing that people like to know what they are buying, and that confusing your customers is never good for sales. Now the moniker E-Tech is used for all “electrified” models. Renault did call its hybrid and plug-in hybrid models E-Tech models and the fully electric models Z.E. The first two models are the Renault Megane E-Tech fully electric and Nissan Ariya. This CMF-EV modular toolkit is expected to be the platform for at least 15 models the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance is bringing to market later in this decade. Renault and Alliance partners Nissan and Mitsubishi developed a new dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform for the C-/D-segment. Renault Megane E-Tech going to charge at a Fastned station. Upgrading it with a bigger battery and bettery charging system from cousin Dacia Spring could double or triple sales. It suffers from a battery that is too small and no DC fast charging, making it only fit for urban use. The Twingo ZE is a fun-to-drive little city car. The successor for the aging Zoe is expected in 2024, a retro model that hopefully will receive a kind reception in Renault’s homeland of France. The only part of transport where there is a theoretical niche for HFCEV powertrains, heavy trucking, was long ago sold to Volvo. They are dabbling in hydrogen fuel cell technology as a possible alternative for battery electrics. New management has tried to go the way of PHEVs at the same time that the market is saying goodbye to this technology. At the gatherings of the Earth’s mighty, like the famous one in Davos, its CEO was announced as “Mister EV.” Its Zoe model was the best selling BEV in Europe, with just over 100,000 vehicles delivered in 2020.Īlas, those glory days are over. It started working towards electric mobility in earnest over two decades ago. ![]()
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