Video: Renault reveals Mégane eVision

Groupe Renault has unveiled its Mégane eVision concept electric car at Renault’s inaugural eWays event (October 15-27), a forum dedicated to electric mobility’s future, cities and technology.

A production version of the Mégane eVision, planned in the popular hatchback form and expected in the United Kingdom in 2022, will be the first Renault to use its new common module family – EV (CMF-EV) modular platform.

The 60kWh battery ensures long driving range (unstated), while the low, aerodynamic body significantly reduces consumption, and DC charging up to 130kW allows faster charging while AC charging is up to 22kW.

The electric motor delivers 160kW of power and 300Nm of torque, providing acceleration to nearly 100km/h in under eight seconds.

Video of the launch starts at the 20 minute mark.

“Thanks to our brand-new Alliance platform CMF-EV, we broke the rules of size, use, design and energy efficiency to imagine the Mégane eVision show-car,” Groupe Renault chief executive Luca De Meo says.

“With the thinnest battery on the market, a 4.21-metre compact body offering the roominess of a C-segment vehicle, the Mégane eVision is a masterpiece of packaging.

“We took our 25-year best-seller and took it to the future.

“This is just the beginning; a whole new generation of innovation-packed electric vehicles is to come.”

Since 2010, Renault has sold more than 300,000 EVs in Europe, leading the sector and attracting an increasing number of customers thanks to models like Zoe, Twizy, Kangoo Z.E. and Master Z.E.

Earlier this year, Renault unveiled the innovative Renault Morphoz concept – a versatile, modular and autonomous electric concept car.

The Mégane eVision forms part of an ongoing plan to improve the electric ecosystem to benefit all in the move to EVs, including the development of smart charging solutions to support the stability of the electrical grid and reduce costs for owners.

Charging will be triggered at the optimum time to avoid overloading the grid and promote the use of renewable energy, Renault says. Also under development is vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology.

The CMF-EV platform accommodates a variety of vehicle bodies – from low saloons to larger SUVs – with different modular batteries which can be fitted vertically and horizontally, including allowing a second rear engine for more powerful four-wheel drive models.

An optimised water-cooling Energy Recovery System has been developed for the engine, battery and passenger compartment, capturing engine and battery heat for the passenger compartment without using energy from the battery.

The Mégane eVision interior showcases Renault’s LivingTech technological ecosystem, an intuitive and smart interior environment that focuses on interacting with the passengers and catering to their needs and use.

Before entering the vehicle, the driver is greeted by a welcome sequence and lighting signature, while new light effects appear when approaching the vehicle while the door handles emerge from the body work automatically.

By 2030, Groupe Renault aims to reduce its CO2 emissions by 50% compared to 2010 and is committed to achieving zero CO2 impact by 2050.