Renault Megane E-Tech range test

Hi
I have Renault Megane iconic from dealer last week. As long I know range is 280mi, but I’m unfortunately mine mevzine showing on display 100%- 235mi full charge, I’m so confused how come 🤷‍♂️
Please kindly let me know I missed something?

Hi Bjorn nice video as always.
I'm getting a Megane next week. I'm a bit confused because Renault is saying that 60kwh is the net capacity. (63kwh total capacity)
This is weird

Dear Bjorn, thnx for all the good work man!
Question though: i just startded using car scanner like you do on the Megane. But it struck me that in some cars it is possible to see individual cell voltages (like the Toyota BZQWERTY4X 😉), and battery temperature, etc.
I was disappointed not to be able to show that on the megane. Am I missing something?

At the begining of video, 100% batery and only 264km available? Why?

The car is doing the moon walk 😂😂😂😂

But does it have an heatpump? Does it do heat scavenging?

The curve hugging feature of lane following can be toggled

Back in the day, when subs were only available via aftermarket 3rd party audio gear install, the sub was always in the trunk (or rear hatch). Still is the case today for the most part.

looking at 3 different cars at the moment, this, the MG4 and the Citroen e-C4. this is top of the list for me. MG4 misses even basic things like rear interior lights and vents for the kids, and citroen seems so slow. This seems to tick most boxes.
Sadly the biggest screen isn't available in the UK weirdly.

Great test, can I have one little question for all - why in Czechia the Megane ev is much expensive than in Germany or Austria??! I counted with taxes and without grant and the average Euro/Cz exchange rate... :-) :-)

I think Bjorn is making the classic mistake of believing the figures shown on the dash.
In my ICE car, the indicated fuel consumption is at least 5% optimistic compared to calculated (actual) fuel consumption.
The correct way to calculate consumption is to note the kms travelled divided by the actual kw then used when charging up afterward, to the same state of charge as when the test begán.

Manufacturer instrument consumption readings are fantasies, like WLTP and NEDC claims.

I think for easier testing, running from 80% to 20% using the OBD to determine the charge might be useful, as this gives useful range with a buffer at the bottom end, in case the charger you planned for is kaput.
DONT BELIEVE MAMUFACTURER'S CLAIMS, because that's all they are. Claims.
Seems like a generally good car, but rear end style has been ahead of practicality. The boot depth will make lifting anything moderately heavy out a back breaker.

2 things I'd like to see on all modern cars.
A completely flat floor when back seats are dropped and a sliding rear seat. Especially important on smaller cars

Watching this while charging my car at a public charger, that hey Google at the beginning set off my Google assistant in the car lol

We cannot order in Romania a new car with a 22 kw OBC. Only de 7,4 kw OBC is available!
What is the situation in your countries?

In the uk we don’t get the big screen

Thank you for your test. I‘m a little bit irritated about your result. Last week I did a 180km trip and back with my E-Tech under similar conditions:
4°C-12°C, Comfort mode, temperature set to 21°C. Most on german autobahn speed set to 120km/h sometimes 130km/h .
Consumption for the 360km was 18,5kWh/100km.
Have you planned your trip with the car navigation including charging stops? Because the E-Tech will then automatically prepare the battery for charging. The result is a much higher consumption….(?)

What is the level of regeneration to use?

Will you be able to verify who the manufacturer of your Renault's battery is and how much will the replacement cost? the price you paid for the car? And the annual cost of car accident insurance?

If it were one of my students that programmed the app for the vehicle monitor, I would fail them. The readout for V and A is super annoying to look at because the number of digits is changing all the time. 348.15V, 348.6V … amateurish

super sexy compared to VW ID lineup

Megane E-Tech at 100% SOC on display will happily continue charging for 15 more minutes and receive additional 3.5 kWh! The 100% SOC display is a bit misleading. And you observed that Nissan Ariya at 100% SOC also kept charging for many minutes.

What car scanner did you use?

I’m pretty convinced that the charging brakes are for the BMS to recalibrate the SOC during the charging process in order to prevent overcharging or stopping the charge before it’s actually 100%.

Wish every car has 22kw option, here in Italy almost every AC charging point is 22kw. Not having the charger at home with my ZOE is very usefull to be able to charge to that speed.

are you sure that battery was really 100%? I mean maybe display is calculating a round : 99.6% => 100%

Why is the towing capacity so baaad...

Why are you using Wh for consumption when it's displayed in KWh?? Your conversion if off! 11.2KWh/km is not 112Wh/km but 11 200Wh/km.

Definately a French design

14.3 kwh equals to 14300 Wh.

La Mégane E-Tech is the only European electric car that interests me.

your music taste is next level :)

Very competitive price in the UK. The top spec launch model is £40,995 vs £48,490 of the Tesla Model 3 SR. Certainly merits a test drive 🤔

Pretty impressive.

Got it, this Megane E-tech gets the label "Bjørn approved".

Very nice car but.... How do we convert watt hours per km into watt hours per mile ?

Don't like the outside styling that much, but interior is on point.

Normally electric cars are not able to heat or cool during AC charging. I this case the car AC/DC converter (charger) stops charging for a few moments in order to put some heat in the cabin. It is not a common behavior.
Getting back to the content, as usually great one. thank you for keeping us busy in a helpful and sometimes fun way. Greeting from Romania!

......"zero degrees, no rain, almost summer test"... 🤣
Thanks Bjorn!

Range is a bit disappointing for me. At motorway speeds around 125km/h I have less than 300km. Since I often have 350km days this doesn’t quite do. I stay with my idea I need a car that offers at least 600km WLTP.

The doors on my Ioniq 38 are so rattly!

14,8 kWh/100km (or a bit less due to correction) is not in line "Ioniq go home" ;-) My average consuption for whole 2 years is 13,3 in Finland with trips at -20°C

Hi Björn, what was the first "test" music? It is a complete album or some songs you like?

I like to know the miles per kWh, would I be right in saying that Bjorn covered 338km and used 60kWh's in this challenge. If so, that would mean 225 miles and 3.75 miles per kWh. Would that be right?

"After all it's still al ZOE"... I think this is the best summary for this car. A fat Zoe with some fancier packaging. With all its good and bad points.

I see next Race coming, Renault Megane E-Tech vs. Kia Niro or something else :))

1337 :D

Is there a heat pump on board?

Hello, in Romania, Renault Megane E-tech 40 kwh is sold with 7.4 kwh AC charging, without the possibility of ordering a fast DC charging. It seems to me that this 40 kwh model will not be sold, it is used for advertising with a low starting price

Finally there is an ID3 real competitor! It's a really smart car. Not a sedan, not an SUV, but good looking and enough roomy without being enormous.