2024 Renault Megane E-Tech Electric Vehicle from $57,500 Driveaway (Save $10,000) @ Renault

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2024 Renault Megane E-Tech Electric Vehicle from $57,500 Driveaway (Save $10,000) @ Renault
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More price cuts for EVs, glad to see the prices drop despite already having paid full RRP last year on my Hyundai 😭.

The new BYD Sealion 6 is probably the best spec'd and priced plugin hybrid option though to keep both EV and ICE buyers happy. No deals on it so not sharing it as a bargain. 5.9s 0-100kmh for under $50k for a family SUV makes it highly appealing IMO

Until 30 June 2024 the Megane E-Tech Electric – available in a single EV60 Techno variant – is priced from $54,990 plus on-road costs, a saving of $10,000 from its regular RRP.

Drive-away prices range from $57,500 to $61,400, depending on where the vehicle is registered.
For a limited time it is cheaper than a Tesla Model 3 ($58,900 plus on-road costs) and Model Y ($60,900 plus on-road costs), and is priced in line with a base-model Hyundai Kona Electric ($54,000 plus on-road costs).

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Comments

  • z28 on 19/05/2024 - 09:54
    +13

    I am waiting for war (of words) of different tribes: Tesla, ICE, Chinaphobe … fanboys. I just provide the virtual popcorn.

    • FutureTech on 19/05/2024 - 14:22
      +1

      How come we are not seeing price cuts from Audi, BMW or Mercedes EVs

      • Brian McGee on 19/05/2024 - 18:38

        Because they just cut production to meet demand.

  • Brick Tamland on 19/05/2024 - 10:02
    +1

    Under 6 sec 0-100 is exactly what I need in my family SUV. Hear me roar from underneath waves and fear my humongous rotating screen. That said, I'd take the Renault any day of the week.

    • ponchoau on 23/05/2024 - 12:04
      -1

      A near new Renault Koleos is one of the worst cars I’ve ever driven, slug like performance and boat like suspension.
      I wouldn’t own a car slower than my 7.2~ second Subaru Outback. Adds an element of safety if you need to get out of a sticky situation and makes over taking a lot safer.

      • Brick Tamland on 23/05/2024 - 12:14
        -1

        Koleos is an SUV, they are supposed to be like that.

        0-100 times are completely irrelevant to overtaking performance. You don’t overtake from a stop.

        • ponchoau on 23/05/2024 - 12:19

          My Outback is an SUV, it ain’t like a Koleos.

          0-100 times make for an adequate benchmark for a cars 80-100 time.

          • Brick Tamland on 23/05/2024 - 12:26
            -1

            @ponchoau: Hmmm it’s more sportswagon than SUV. Certainly has a SUV flavour.

            My Harley isn’t that fast 0-100 because of tyres, weight and gearing. But it demolishes overtake manoeuvres because of its low down torque.

  • Muzeeb on 19/05/2024 - 10:05
    +32

    Buying an electric vehicle from a company infamous for manufacturing cars plagued with electrical gremlins. Pass.

    • Techie4066 on 19/05/2024 - 10:43
      +7

      This just isn't true anymore. They share architectures with Nissan and have done so since the early 2010s. Haven't had one fault from our 2020 Renault.

      Edit: in this case it uses an EV-only platform, the AmpR Medium, which is shared with the Nissan Ariya and Renault Scenic E-Tech.

      • AussieGargain on 19/05/2024 - 10:57
        +1

        I hired a Renault Captur for a month. I disliked so much. It’s rigid and unsafe to drive such as spinning even in the light showers (FWD). It had 10k odometers only but many faulty warning signs on and off already like checking rear brake lights/ rear sensors. Looked up online they are quite common issues to this car.

        • Techie4066 on 19/05/2024 - 11:05
          +2

          If it was the current gen Captur, my Renault shares the same drivetrain. The 1.3T engine is quite peppy and it has a dual-clutch gearbox. You just have to think about what it's doing ie. if you give it too much juice before the clutch engages, it will spin the wheels in the wet. I don't have that happen anymore.
          Yes the sensors complain if there's muck or water covering them. That's something the engineers could have set the car to ignore but they chose not to.
          Not sure what you mean about rigid and unsafe to drive.

      • supaderp on 19/05/2024 - 11:36
        -4

        Nissan now uses MR Renault Engines, anyone who has worked on a new nissan knows that they are all a piece of crap. Would never go near any European made cars.

        • Techie4066 on 19/05/2024 - 11:42
          +2

          I think you know blanket statements like that aren't true. Which engines specifically? The 1.3T was developed by Mercedes and Renault, and is used in the current A-Class, B-Class, GLA, GLB and Nissan Qashqai. It's not a bad engine and has been reliable.

          Edit: oh I see you added the MR engine. Funnily enough, besides the diesel they were developed by Nissan, and I thought they were mostly reliable? There's quite a few different ones (1.6, 1.8, 2.0L) so you might have to specify. They're getting old and I don't think they're going to be used in new models.

        • ccsvchost on 19/05/2024 - 13:26
          +1

          A lot of the MR engines are actually pretty reliable. Either way not a great comparison point for an electric vehicle.

        • fuzor on 20/05/2024 - 00:53

          Nissan's forte is in engine design. What are you talking about? Nissan has better engines than even Toyota. QR and MR are both very reliable series. I have the MR20 and it is rock solid. Nissan's only issue is with Jatco - another Japanese company - nothing to do with Renault. Renault's main involvement are with platforms and the diesel engines that both share.

          • henno on 20/05/2024 - 07:49
            +2

            @fuzor:

            Nissan has better engines than even Toyota.

            Nissan Patrol has entered the chat.

            • ponchoau on 23/05/2024 - 12:09
              +1

              @henno: Nissan Patrol piston has exited the chat.

      • Juice08 on 19/05/2024 - 12:32
        +1

        I have a 2013 Clio. Before that it was all Toyota for me. Nissan has really helped.

  • raj76 on 19/05/2024 - 10:10
    +13

    Not buying but like the trend in reduction of prices for cars…

    • Foxxster on 19/05/2024 - 16:37
      -2

      There’s a reason for that….and it’s only evs prices that are dropped. Like a stone.

      • Tleyx on 20/05/2024 - 08:27
        +2

        I dont understand why people dont want others to buy EV. Remember how fuel went to 99c in covid when no one was using it. Even if you like ICE dont you want cheaper fuel

  • virtualds on 19/05/2024 - 10:11
    +10

    Not gonna touch EV until I get at least 750km/charge under $60k

    • Brick Tamland on 19/05/2024 - 10:13
      +20

      I am not gonna buy one until Holden makes a Commodore Sportswagon EV

      • Muzeeb on 19/05/2024 - 10:24
        -2

        *Sportwagon

        • Brick Tamland on 19/05/2024 - 10:54
          +24

          I like to do more than 1 sport

      • yellowfever on 19/05/2024 - 10:49
        -1

        if only the bogans were clever enough to see the future they would have still existed

        • Brick Tamland on 19/05/2024 - 10:56
          +13

          EV Holden would have been amazing. Dig up the resources in Australian, refine resources here, build batteries here, build car here with Australian built battery. its called value add, lets become an advanced nation

          • helmutiffe on 19/05/2024 - 11:16
            +3

            @Brick Tamland: GM World HQ would never have let that happen. Massive "not invented here" syndrome in Detroit.

            Hanenberger era Holden was the closest we got, and they didn't let that continue.

          • arcticmonkey on 20/05/2024 - 07:34

            @Brick Tamland: You can thank the Liberals for killing the Australian car manufacturing industry.

            • Brick Tamland on 20/05/2024 - 08:20

              @arcticmonkey: Aren’t they the ones for business?

            • hjcoggan on 20/05/2024 - 11:43

              @arcticmonkey: By deciding not to keep an American company afloat with government subsidies funded by taxpayers? It's the Americans (GM) that let Holden die, not our crappy government.

          • ponchoau on 23/05/2024 - 12:13
            -1

            @Brick Tamland: We are an advanced nation, we aren’t a manufacturing nation and never will be unless wages dropped significantly. Or every other country on earth wages catch up and completely robotic manufacturing becomes financially viable.

            • Brick Tamland on 23/05/2024 - 12:15

              @ponchoau: Rubbish. Look at Japan. They are advanced and make heaps of product. Value add is where we need to be rather than digging rocks out of the ground.

      • prisonmike on 19/05/2024 - 17:38

        It will be made in China

    • Ryanek on 19/05/2024 - 10:14
      +5

      That’s closer than you think. Polestar 2 can do about 650km.

    • Stopback on 19/05/2024 - 10:25
      +5

      Where do you drive to.

      Happy with 450km.

      • tessel on 19/05/2024 - 16:14

        Is that 450km in winter with rain? That's why I want to see 65km batteries etc because all the range figures they provide, just like car l/100km are complete bullshit.

      • afoveht on 20/05/2024 - 02:43
        +1

        I'll get one when they're compact, equipped with smaller batteries, and cost around $20k - 100km range is fine for a daily around-the-town bashbox.

    • R4 on 19/05/2024 - 11:09

      This. And charging from 10% to 100% in under 5 minutes - and not having to wait more than 5 minutes to access a charger.

    • smoothymcmellow on 19/05/2024 - 11:41

      Why 750kms? That's a fairly fuel efficient petrol SUV to get that range

      • bowtiehoon on 19/05/2024 - 18:57

        It’s not the same comparison, lots of petroleum stations around and it doesn’t take so long to refuel. I have an ev and still have range anxiety. That said I don’t I will go back to petrol cars either …

    • VerticallyIntegrated on 19/05/2024 - 12:26
      +1

      I’m still waiting for the Wagon Queen Family Truckster in metallic pea to go EV.

      • Muzeeb on 19/05/2024 - 13:18
        +1

        You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it!

    • dtpearson on 19/05/2024 - 13:04
      +6

      That will happen sooner than you think. BUT having owned a Tesla for 5 years now with about 450km real world highway range in a regional area and I do about 20,000km per year (considerably more than the Aussie average). I just don't find that I even think about range now, my commute is about an hours drive most days, it's just not an issue for me. If I have to take a long trip, a single half hour charge gets me pretty close to 1000km of range, and I just don't see most people doing significantly more than that with any regularity.

      My experience is 100% based on being able to charge at home (especially if you have solar PV). If you can't charge where you park, then I don't think EVs really make sense yet if you are paying for fast chargers all the time and have to make specific trips to charge, you are probably better off with a hybrid still. the other use case that EV still does not work for is long distance towing, if you do that a lot then just stick with diesel for now.

      After buying my Tesla we kept the wifes diesel VW for its long range, but swapped it out for another Tesla 2 years ago and have never looked back.

  • cmyk on 19/05/2024 - 10:14
    +4

    @1010101010 Correction:
    I'm looking at the Sealion and the version under $50k is dynamic with 8.5s 0-100. The Premium(5.9s) is over $50k (although not much more)

  • hopper on 19/05/2024 - 10:22
    -1

    Can't want to see people fighting for charging spots on highway.
    I'm sure tesla will no longer increase it's superchargers stations

    • CuteWittleCorgi on 19/05/2024 - 10:26
      -8

      Nah EV drivers are more peaceful than their disgusting petrol/diesel head counterparts. When your car is peaceful, you too are peaceful.

      • TangoCharlieAlpha on 19/05/2024 - 11:31
        +2

        disgusting petrol/diesel head counterparts.

        Nice way of describing 90% of your fellow Australians, especially ones who can't afford to buy an EV.

        Your mum and dad never drove a petrol/diesel car?

        • furiousgeorge on 19/05/2024 - 11:41

          EValgelists know deep down inside they’ve been had so they trigger easy.

        • Daabido on 19/05/2024 - 12:15

          Woosh! The flying sarcasm car just flew over your head.

          • TangoCharlieAlpha on 19/05/2024 - 13:09
            -2

            @Daabido: Get your head checked you disgusting [profanity].

            Hope you get my sarcasm 😀.

    • Raynes on 19/05/2024 - 10:27
      +3

      Why are you excited for that?

      • hopper on 19/05/2024 - 10:34
        +1

        Heard of sarcasm?

    • AussieGargain on 19/05/2024 - 11:01

      There are more to come at least in NSW. NSW Strategy stopped EV incentives from 1 Jan this year and invested more on EV infrastructure including charging stations. https://www.energy.nsw.gov.au/business-and-industry/programs…

    • smoothymcmellow on 19/05/2024 - 11:44
      +3

      Majority will charge at home 99% of the time, sure on a road trip it will take a bit more planning and patience, but it doesn't need to be a deal breaker for everyone

  • teereb on 19/05/2024 - 10:30
    +1

    Think I'd still take a Volvo ex30 for ~8 grand more (correct me if I'm wrong?)
    Haven't driven this Megane though.

  • zerog101 on 19/05/2024 - 10:32
    +1

    Needs another 17k off …

  • ContinuousCustomer on 19/05/2024 - 10:42
    -3

    Car looks good but I’d never buy a French car.

    • pingponged on 19/05/2024 - 11:25
      +2

      Depends if a car is transport or a pleasure for you. The French may not know how to do electricity, but they sure know how to do a steering rack.

      • Headless on 19/05/2024 - 14:51

        They do make a good rack from time to time

  • hopper on 19/05/2024 - 11:04
    +2

    Why no 7 seater EVs except ev9

    • Sindex on 19/05/2024 - 11:27

      Very expensive Volvo EX90 coming this year. VW 7 seater ID.Buzz hopefully next year. I think it's a weight/expense issue.

    • JuryWheel on 19/05/2024 - 12:02

      Same! Im looking at a Santa Fe or KLuger unfortunately due to needing 7 seats but not having $100+k to splash out!!

      • Gonltruck on 19/05/2024 - 14:16

        Get two seals and you can both drive in convoy

  • tunzafun001 on 19/05/2024 - 11:10
    +1

    The Wey Mocha looks better on paper in every category when compared to the Sealion 6 (except it's a Great Wall build). Pitty it never came here, they would sell heaps. Do 1000km with petrol back up is a no brainer. All chargers are being used…no problem. Just need to use a bit of fuel this time..
    The Sealion battery is still too small. Pulling 70kw from a 80% depleted small battery in Aussie heat is all bad. Then the battery cycles (around every 80km), will clock up fast.
    I think an SUV sized car needs a 30kwh battery.
    Just my 2 cents..live in SA, couldn't access a public charger this week. My average drive is 40km, with regular 450km each way stints.

    • Headless on 19/05/2024 - 14:52
      +1

      Just like the new model Prius, looks fantastic, id buy one for sure

    • hjcoggan on 20/05/2024 - 11:46
      +1

      Couldn't pay me to drive a Great Wall. Can't think of a brand that's done as much damage to itself by making unreliable junk. Well, maybe Chery's brief first attempt in Oz.

      • tunzafun001 on 20/05/2024 - 11:48

        You might be right!
        Not exactly Great Wall though, it's a 'premium' parent company.
        Similar to what Polestar is to Volvo I guess.

        Reviews seem ok…but it's clearly not the right car for the demographic they are selling it in!

  • neofelis on 19/05/2024 - 11:26
    +1

    $10,000 cut now.. $35k cut when you drive it off the lot. That leaves about 20k left of car… In 2 years you'll be in the red.

    Welcome to EV world.

    P.S apparently hydrogen will never be allowed in Australia because the government can't tax it?

    • furiousgeorge on 19/05/2024 - 11:42
      -2

      The EV dream is dying in the arse. Hybrids will rule.

      • earthqauke on 19/05/2024 - 12:11
        +6

        combining an electric motor with a petrol motor is the dumbest idea ever. double the complexity, and extra weight - worse than ICE car and worse than an EV.
        Without doubt EVs will take over and much sooner than most people realise.
        the ability to charge an ev from solar panels alone is the game changer for the environment and the wallet - no fuel to transport or even electricity to transmit. 40 solar panels = 12kw = 5 hours of full sunlight to charge for 450kms of driving. and it is ever improving - GO

      • dtpearson on 19/05/2024 - 13:18
        +1

        I know you are 100% trolling, and don't really care, but every country is on the same EV uptake trajectory, most are just further along than us. China has almost 50% of new car sales are EV.

        Everyone forgets how fast the prices of EVs are dropping only a 3-4 years back the cheap ones were $80k, now there is $40k options, before too long your choice will be $80k for a normal petrol car, that needs fuel and servicing or half that for an EV with 1000km of range.

        • Foxxster on 19/05/2024 - 16:42

          That why vehicle manufacturers are walking back, or more accurately running back on the ev manufacturing promises. Mercedes etc etc.

    • Daabido on 19/05/2024 - 12:18
      +2

      Apparently is wrong. Sauce; Woolies Burger and the latest Budget.

    • antman on 19/05/2024 - 15:49

      LOL you can use hydrogen here in Melbourne you numpty.

  • kungfuman on 19/05/2024 - 11:38

    yeah for that price and what they are offering your better off getting a tesla or if you wanna go cheaper BYD or MG

  • adrianhughes1998 on 19/05/2024 - 11:44
    +1

    CarWow video said the other day this is one of the top cars that depreciated the most last year.

    Wouldn't touch EVs with a stick until the market is more mature and all these tech advancements slow down a bit.

    • dtpearson on 19/05/2024 - 13:27

      So you think ICE vehicles won't suffer depreciation as EVs get cheaper?

      The only thing that is slowing EV uptake is price and vehicle type options. Price is obviously coming down really fast. The next one is vehicle types, it seems like every bloody manufacturer ONLY will make EVs in 4 door medium size sedans, a category that was in massive decline in recent years. How is there no utes, no people movers, no vans, no small SUVs, no large SUVs, no two door sports cars, no seven seat options, no nine seat options, no large luxury cars until very recently and STILL the ONLY segment that has reasonable prices is the 4 door sedans.

      • adrianhughes1998 on 19/05/2024 - 14:04
        +1

        Never said those words about ICE. In that video ICE cars depreciated much less.

        Calm down lol.

  • JuryWheel on 19/05/2024 - 12:03
    +1

    The Sealion does look cool, but not sure i could trust a BYD with an ICE…..an all electric is one thing, but id be sticking to a hybrid Rav4 or a PHEV Outlander if that was my thing (even though the specs and design look great!)

    • SeanConnery on 19/05/2024 - 14:28

      What's the current wait times for a RAV4 hybrid? (serious question)

      • neofelis on 19/05/2024 - 22:27
        -1

        Right now? None.

        With interest rates so high people ordered a year ago and now get refused finance as the inflation is screwed… ($600 per kid, $1400 per adult) Then you need serviceability.
        You'd probably need to be earning close to 4.5k per week.

        You'll find a car every day of the week you just can't be fussy on colour.

        • SeanConnery on 19/05/2024 - 22:54

          Are you sure? That can't be right. How come theres so many people still waiting for 20 months on Whirlpool.

          • arcticmonkey on 20/05/2024 - 07:40

            @SeanConnery: I've been offered Rav 4 Cruiser Hybrids and Corolla Atmos with barely any wait as people are cancelling. You just can't be fussy on colour.

            They are now wanting over $60k for a Rav 4 Cruiser Hybrid with a cheap looking sunroof and a rubbish screen.

            • buthidae on 20/05/2024 - 12:24

              @arcticmonkey: What’s the wait if you are fussy on colour?

              • 10101010101 on 20/05/2024 - 12:32

                @buthidae: Depends how fussy you are on a scale of 1-10

              • neofelis on 20/05/2024 - 20:11

                @buthidae: Depends on how quick the colour you want comes in and to what dealership. If fussy on colour you may need to pay shipping from one dealer to another.

                Could be 7 months.. could be 3 days? Cars get cancelled daily.

          • neofelis on 20/05/2024 - 20:12

            @SeanConnery: Because they don't know how it works now.

            Covid times all you could do is wait. Times are very different now.

            Some people only just took ownership after 24 months for a Kia Sportage GT Line Diesel (number 1 car of 2024) we walked in last weekend and secured a green one. Footscray had 3 petrol (blue and grey) Frankston had 1 silver diesel.

            It's crumbs but they exist and are around daily.

  • TrulyUnicorn on 19/05/2024 - 12:06

    ~$60k for an unproven platform from an unreliable car brand? Nah.

  • Cluster on 19/05/2024 - 12:21

    It's a good start, but price needs to be cut more.

    The range is 454km WLTP, so closer to 360km in the real world, and a little lower if you don't fancy driving with 10% charge left.

    I bought a new car two weeks ago, and after looking at various EV options, I settled for a Mazda 3. EVs are beginning to plummet in price and you don't want to buy one and then discover the manufacturer has slashed the price 20% a day later. Also there are still too many NMC battery vehicles on the market. Older, more fragile tech with a shorter lifespan.

    The EV market is still too volatile. ICE vehicle have a long track record of value and performance. Buy one now and you can be pretty confident in its resale five years later. Not so for EVs.

    • odysseus on 19/05/2024 - 12:48
      +3

      "The EV market is still too volatile. ICE vehicle have a long track record of value and performance. Buy one now and you can be pretty confident in its resale five years later. Not so for EVs."

      The thing is, when the market changes, the old tech will also not be wanted.

      Think of when tvs changed in critical mass to LCDs; nobody wanted CRTs any more, regardless of how good the spec was, or how new it was.

      I'm just not sure in 5 years petrol won't be in a minority of new sales, and therefore resale values also take a hit.

    • dtpearson on 19/05/2024 - 13:30

      "Also there are still too many NMC battery vehicles on the market. Older, more fragile tech with a shorter lifespan."

      My 5 year old Tesla with 100,000km on the odometer is still reporting pretty close to its original range (single digits down at worst), I know LFP has even longer potential lifespan, but I just don't think this is the issue that everyone thinks it is.

    • team teri on 19/05/2024 - 14:01

      Buying a new ICE car in 2024 is an even surer way to steep depreciation.

      Just follow your own logic to the conclusion: At the start of the year EVs already were cheaper in total cost of ownership for anyone who can charge at home and drives 20'km or more a year. With the latest price cuts that is now true for anyone driving 15'km a year or more.

      A few more price cuts later that will be true for everyone. Who in their right mind will then want to buy your second hand Mazda 3?

      It's not exactly the kind of car that attracts petrol heads that are willing to spend a lot extra only for the roar and smell..

      Value zero…

      • gezza90 on 19/05/2024 - 23:57

        I probably would buy his Mazda if it is a manual. Don't get me wrong, I've driven a Tesla model 3 and while it is grippy and fast, I just feel there's no pleasure (or soul) in driving. Besides, I'm still driving my 2010 Audi A3 that I got in 2018 and looking for an upgrade. My only issue is, I only drive a manual. I'm really struggling to find a newer vehicle (2015-2017) with manual transmission. Not impossible, but difficult. I guess I'll have to hold onto my little Audi.

        • team teri on 20/05/2024 - 08:15

          In any case you're on the right track: stick to second hand vehicles until the time comes for an EV for you as your daily driver.

          Buying a brand new car right now is risky business.

          If you buy an EV it will still see price drops with increasing production volumes and improved battery chemistries for new ones. Financially only worth it if you drive a lot, or are willing to pay extra for a cleaner future.

          If you buy an ICE it will see price drops because they will no longer be the most economical solution and only a relative few are willing to pay extra for the smell and noise.

          • gezza90 on 20/05/2024 - 12:37

            @team teri: Correct. In my 18 years of motoring, I've only ever considered purchasing cars 6-10yrs old as this is the period where most cars already suffered their depreciation. Of course when buying second hand always do your due diligence; service records, common faults, owner's use case etc. For me the issue isn't the financial feasibility and cost-effectiveness of owning an EV, it's the driving pleasure. I think my next purchase will probably be my final Manual transmission which I would need to keep for a very long time because manufacturers have axed manual altogether.

  • Senatekill on 19/05/2024 - 13:06
    -4

    no one buying this electric rubbish made in china the govt is pushing on you

    • dtpearson on 19/05/2024 - 13:33
      +5

      And how exactly is the government pushing EVs on me? In the last 2 years I have bought a Tesla Model Y and a Ford Ranger single cab ute (to use on the farm). I am pretty sure that the Ranger purchase was more heavily subsidised by the govt than the Tesla.

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