Cars with an internal combustion engine and at the same time batteries that you can charge from the outside have a relatively specific target group. Sure, you can drive them as much as you want, and maybe not charge them from the socket at all, but in that case it’s just not worth it at all. You’re lugging around heavy and expensive batteries that, without frequent external charging, don’t allow the car to run nearly as efficiently as if you put on the right style.
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As soon as you mainly drive shorter trips (e.g. around the city and its surroundings) and at the same time you can leave the car parked and connected to the charger every day, your consumption of fossil fuels will suddenly drop by an order of magnitude. And the Renault Megane E-Tech is exactly the case where this applies even more than usual. It is at its best in electric mode, when it has enough energy in the battery and the internal combustion four-cylinder only kicks in when you need to accelerate faster uphill and the like.
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Its interior shows its age, but Renault has at least wisely upgraded the criticized infotainment system and added some assistance systems – although more advanced things like semi-autonomous lane-keeping have to be forgotten due to the aging platform.
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So, how the Megane works in general, what are its pros and cons and what I consider to be a major obstacle to its wider spread, you will learn in the video.
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