Renault 5 E-Tech
Charging curve · consumption · motorway range
The Renault 5 E-Tech has 52 kWh of usable battery and peaks at 100 kW on a DC charger. In this app's model it uses about 148 Wh/km at a steady 100 km/h and 217 Wh/km at 130, so 47% more energy per kilometre buys you 30 km/h more speed. Weigh that against a 30-minute 10-80% charging stop and you have the whole question of how fast to drive.
- Usable battery
- 52 kWh
- Peak DC power
- 100 kW
- 10-80% charge
- 30 min
- Average kW 10-80%
- 73 kW
- Mass, loaded
- 1630 kg
- Top speed
- 150 km/h
DC charging curve
Charging power against state of charge, on a charger fast enough not to be the limit. Peak power is 100 kW, but it has halved by about 72% state of charge. That is why a short stop low down the curve usually beats a long one near the top.
How long a stop takes
| Charge from | Time | Energy added | Average power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% to 80% | 30 min | 36.4 kWh | 73 kW |
| 20% to 80% | 27 min | 31.2 kWh | 70 kW |
| 10% to 60% | 18 min | 26.0 kWh | 89 kW |
| 20% to 70% | 20 min | 26.0 kWh | 79 kW |
| 80% to 100% | 32 min | 10.4 kWh | 19 kW |
The curve, point by point
| State of charge | Power |
|---|---|
| 0% | 55 kW |
| 5% | 95 kW |
| 10% | 100 kW |
| 35% | 100 kW |
| 45% | 85 kW |
| 55% | 70 kW |
| 65% | 58 kW |
| 75% | 45 kW |
| 85% | 30 kW |
| 95% | 16 kW |
| 100% | 8 kW |
Consumption and range by cruise speed
Steady motorway cruising on flat road in mild weather, from the fitted model Wh/km = 48 + 0.01 · v². The “usable range” column is the honest one for trip planning: it is 100% down to 10%, because nobody arrives on empty.
| Cruise speed | Consumption | Range (full pack) | Usable range (100 to 10%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 km/h | 129 Wh/km | 403 km | 363 km |
| 100 km/h | 148 Wh/km | 351 km | 316 km |
| 110 km/h | 169 Wh/km | 308 km | 277 km |
| 120 km/h | 192 Wh/km | 271 km | 244 km |
| 130 km/h | 217 Wh/km | 240 km | 216 km |
| 140 km/h | 244 Wh/km | 213 km | 192 km |
| 150 km/h | 273 Wh/km | 190 km | 171 km |
What the model does not include
- Elevation. The trip planner does account for climbs and descents; the range figures on this page are flat-road, so an alpine route will come out worse than the table.
- Temperature. These are mild-weather numbers. Cold raises consumption and cuts the charging curve. The planner models both. The numbers on this page do not.
- Wind, rain, roof boxes, payload and tyre choice, all of which move real consumption more than most people expect.
- Charger-side limits. The charging times above assume the site can deliver whatever the car asks for. A 150 kW cabinet shared with the car next to you will not.
Where these numbers come from
Light (~1.45 t) but not slippery, and only 100 kW peak on a 52 kWh pack — the small-battery, modest-charging case this tool is most worth running. Limited to 150 km/h, so the sweep stops there. Curated from Fastned model guide + P3 Charging Index style tests.
What speed should you actually drive?
It depends on your route, on where the fast chargers happen to be and how the legal limits fall. Plan the real trip and the simulator will sweep every cruise speed against this car's curves and tell you which one arrives first.
Plan a trip in the 5 E-Tech