Renault Mégane E-Tech
Charging curve · consumption · motorway range
The Renault Mégane E-Tech has 60 kWh of usable battery and peaks at 130 kW on a DC charger. In this app's model it uses about 156 Wh/km at a steady 100 km/h and 226 Wh/km at 130, so 45% 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
- 60 kWh
- Peak DC power
- 130 kW
- 10-80% charge
- 30 min
- Average kW 10-80%
- 83 kW
- Mass, loaded
- 1890 kg
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
DC charging curve
Charging power against state of charge, on a charger fast enough not to be the limit. Peak power is 130 kW, but it has halved by about 64% 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 | 42.0 kWh | 83 kW |
| 20% to 80% | 28 min | 36.0 kWh | 78 kW |
| 10% to 60% | 17 min | 30.0 kWh | 106 kW |
| 20% to 70% | 20 min | 30.0 kWh | 90 kW |
| 80% to 100% | 33 min | 12.0 kWh | 22 kW |
The curve, point by point
| State of charge | Power |
|---|---|
| 0% | 45 kW |
| 10% | 130 kW |
| 30% | 125 kW |
| 40% | 105 kW |
| 50% | 90 kW |
| 60% | 70 kW |
| 70% | 55 kW |
| 80% | 40 kW |
| 90% | 25 kW |
| 100% | 10 kW |
Consumption and range by cruise speed
Steady motorway cruising on flat road in mild weather, from the fitted model Wh/km = 54 + 0.0102 · 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 | 137 Wh/km | 439 km | 395 km |
| 100 km/h | 156 Wh/km | 385 km | 346 km |
| 110 km/h | 177 Wh/km | 338 km | 304 km |
| 120 km/h | 201 Wh/km | 299 km | 269 km |
| 130 km/h | 226 Wh/km | 265 km | 239 km |
| 140 km/h | 254 Wh/km | 236 km | 213 km |
| 150 km/h | 284 Wh/km | 212 km | 190 km |
| 160 km/h | 315 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
Curated from Fastned model guide; modest 130 kW peak with early taper.
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.
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