Renault makes its return to the Australian passenger electric vehicle market with the all-new Scenic E-Tech. This mid-size SUV aims to differentiate itself from competitors through European engineering, a personality-driven interior featuring physical buttons, and a range of up to 630 km.
Correction: This is Renault’s first passenger electric vehicle since the Megane (not the Zoe as stated in video).
Sam is Chief Operating Officer for Renew Economy and EV Media. Sam has been working with Renew Economy and One Step Off The Grid since 2014 and with The Driven since its inception in 2017. Sam is also the host of The Driven Podcast.
Australia's green bank is committing $100 million to help VW Group offer discounted loans for…
Could Australia be nearing a "tipping point" when the take-up of EVs heads towards mass…
Utility giant says to its EV subscription service website has doubled in March, so much…
Chargefox adds 270+ plugs to its app with over 300,000 users seeing more charging plugs…
Mazda's next EV - an electric SUV - could be a top-selling offering from the…
BMW announces notable price cuts for its IX1 and IX2 electric models, as it tries…
No Renault EVs since the Zoe? What about the Renault Megane E-Tech? There is also the Kangoo, though it is not a passenger vehicle, it is electric.
It's a nice looking car. But the one in this clip features paintwork that looks like undercoat and blends in very well with the tarmac. Repeat customers will likely choose a more visible colour.
It's much better in white - not usually a fan of white cars, but I saw the one they had at Everything Electric in Melbourne last November, looks much sleeker and nicer.
It sounds pretty good. If I were in the market I would definitely give it a test drive. I do wonder how its software compares to the Chinese marques.
Pity it doesn't come in any decent colours ;-)
Edit: also, their website seems pretty bad... a bit hard to navigate and many images don't seem to load.
My Renault Megane e-Tech is just coming up for it's 2 year service. Makes you wonder about journalists and how well they do their research. While Scenic is Renault's newest EV in Australia, the Megane e-Tech has been on sale (and remains on sale).
It may be somewhat belated but he should book a test drive with the Megane. You never know he might be impressed.
We are on an off grid farm with 14kw solar (yet to be expanded) and 40KWH battery. That is pushing it on cloudy mid winter days. so would an EV with V2L be what we are looking for to support (top up charge) our relatively small home battery system. what I can't work out is if we need V2L to be able to charge our home battery, or something else. Any feedback V welcome.