Megane E-tech - 5 WORST and 5 BEST things! Watch before you BUY

[@SamiPaju]

So not much at all wrong with the car if that's the stuff you can come up with. Also, the regen paddles are meant to be adjusted all the time. That's why they're paddles, and not a button or menu item. I have those on an Ioniq, and they are there to allow control of speed when going downhill, as well as arriving to traffic lights smoothly, ideally maximising regen while also rolling to avoid a full stop. I actually find it engaging and fun to drive like that, and it wouldn't be as easy without the paddles.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

I ove the paddles. Yes, that's the stuff I could find. A great car!

[@Daniel7m]

I have had the Megane etech for 4 months now and must say it’s one the the best cars I have ever had or driven. It’s top of the top for me

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@@Daniel7m congratulations to a great car!

[@bobbinsnest]

How are you finding the three stalks on the right of the steering wheel? Have you accidentally used the wrong stalk etc? I want to get this car but those three stalks looks like bad design

[@J0nny61]

I am driving a Megane E-Tech Techno. Its brand new. Dislikes are as follows- The range is way below any other EV I've driven with a 60kWh battery. My previous daily driving car was a 64kWh Hyundai Kona that could do 100 miles further in range than the Megane. That's driving for economy, I'm not a novice. I hate the key fob, though its not a real key fob as I cant attach my house keys to it. The performance is great but I can't use it when I'm trying to get some distance driving. On the positive side, I think it looks really good, it's very quiet and comfortable. The infotainment system works well, but the sound quality is average. I have to say, I like it more than the Hyundai, but the range is really the big disappointment. I can see me getting 160 miles max in the winter.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Great report. Thank you. 👍 Enjoy your car!

[@seltaeb3302]

You chose the wrong version. The big bty is Long Range of 375 miles, tho in reality about 300+ miles. Your car is really for local travelling & work, yes it's a few grand cheaper but that's why. Go back & swap it for a long range Vers. I'm sure they will oblige😊.

[@dos585]

The key is horrible yes but you never ever need it to open or close the car so it is in your pocket. But no regenerative Braking is the most efficient way to drive! so never brake only it is absolutely necessary! you have more space when you adjust your driver seat correctly (You are sitting wrong elbow 90 degree angle) The QI Charger you can put very easy inside and with one finger you can swipe it out. Maybay it because of your Iphone.. The wrong phone 🙂

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Haha...the wrong phone? How can a phone be wrong all phones are shaped the same. 😂 I only run android no iPhones for me sir. 🙂 I always drive with full regen. That's the way to go if you are used to EVs. You adjust everything with one pedal and that both saves the longivity of the brakes and is better for the environment. Takes a bit more time to get used to though. I only set it to low/none if I want to coast but than it's better to set it in neutral. Thanks for watching. 👍

[@dos585]

@@ItsOnlyElectric you are loosing up to 50% of energy... Regen is not as much efficient you think. I mostly drive without regen so in city Rush hour I can go with under 90Wh/100km. The main achievement is you do not using the breaks an convert it to heat.if you're driving to a traffic light and you don't have to brake immediately, then it's more efficient to drive without regenerative breaking.. you need more energy to accelerate again what you are brake. Apple 🍎 Android

[@wilkoone9155]

My phone won't charge on the pad because I keep it in a leather wallet.

[@dos585]

@@wilkoone9155 Charging wirelessly is also not very efficient. Since no magnetic coupling can take place. So it is never placed 100% correctly on the induction coil. If then still a cover is around, the efficiency sinks gladly under 50%.

[@NathDyer]

"Watch before you buy" me sat here watching after ordering one 2 week's ago 🤡

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

No show stoppers I guess?

[@BareKnuckleSport]

Me too 😂

[@TedCornish]

How’s it going after a year please. I’m currently looking at getting one

[@NathDyer]

@@TedCornish Oh wow it's been a year already! Ok firstly I'd recommend the vehicle itself 1000%, it's all round great in terms of driving, sports mode will scare you.. the vehicle absolutely takes off and throws you back into the seat whenever you want it to, in comfort mode it's silent and very easy to drive or switch on the self drive mode and relax, it works well I just wish they synced it with Google maps so it could drive itself fully on roundabouts and recognise traffic lights. The only few bad points I could say about it is that the boot lid design makes rain water drip on your head or into the boot when you open it, the self drive system brakes too sharply when coming to a stop and Renault customer service is not great so make sure your windscreen isn't cracked below the bonnet as it's a common issue. But overall an incredible vehicle, it gets a lot of compliments from people but keep in mind it's more of a hatchback than an SUV and looks bigger in pictures

[@TedCornish]

@@NathDyer thank you that’s brilliant to see, I’m being pushed into the EV and this one seemed to be the best value and features. I’m an SUV driver as I’m 6’4 so need the leg and head room, so that’s incredibly helpful info. I’ll make sure to check the windscreen as that’s something I’d never have thought off to check. Huge thanks that’s my mind made up 👍👍

[@jenslaustenhansen3081]

Think the space above the telephone screen is that limited so that you can not read the screen while you are driving. But if the telephone screens get much larger there will not be space there for the telephone.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes, that's probably the reason. Very frustrating though. 🙂 I tested with the s22+ that one barely fits.

[@sbomorse]

In the UK we get a much smaller 9.3” screen instead of the 12” infotainment screen. So the QI charger is easier to access but we get a crappy small screen.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Ok, I prefer the big screen and can live with the hidden qi charger

[@seltaeb3302]

They, including the Scenic, now have the large info screen.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@seltaeb3302 testing the scenic next week. 🙂

[@EnmandsBand1]

can you set the default regen like I can in my old Hyundai Ioniq? and can you drive with NO regeneration?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Here is my full review of the Ioniq 5, you will find more info about regen around 14 minutes in: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWjShqywo9xppacsi=_0wKdv5blJTN5xap

[@KimThygesen-r3k]

Is the charter for 2 Phones so it nedsat to go in the ohter Way ?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

No, it's for one phone placed horizontally

[@GustafLinne]

Riktigt bra video. Älskar att du tar upp dina 5 favoriter, och dina "dislikes"

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Tack G! Vill ju lyfta fram både ris och ros. ♥️

[@clausmadsen6754]

The qi charger placement and the difficulty to get to the phone is for SAFETY. People are complete idiots and they google, text, surf, check Facebook etc while they drive. ALL THE TIME. Especially people under 30. It’s a significant safety risk. Making the phone hard to get to motivates people to use hands-free operations more … via the car

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

I get that but I'm this caeci think it will lead to more dangerous scenarios instead. And on top of that a lot of frustration. 🙂

[@mkay6089]

On the UK version the screen is not so deep so we do not have the issue with the phone charger as there is more space. BUT I agree with you about the other things. Having to do the regen every single time you get in the car is a real pain!!! why can't it be added to the profile??? We also do not get leather seats in ANY MODEL in the UK. This is ridiculous in this day and age. IF you wish to change the drive Mode, You do not need to press the multi button....just say hey google and then say Sport mode.. or eco mode... or comfort mode, no button needed.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

So not possible to spec with the big screen in UK?

[@mkay6089]

@@ItsOnlyElectric It is just a smaller screen. I think yours is 11 inch where as ours is a 7 or 9 not sure. Everything within the program is the same, so there is more space under the screen so putting / retrieving your mobile is easier.

[@newarknomad1154]

What a waste of time. If all you can fault are those items, then Renault have done a great job. There are times when you need access to the car without driving off,hence the power button. It’s also a safety feature to prevent accidental use of the controls. Kids in the car??? All in all, a good attempt by Renault. Potential owners should not be put off by this summary.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

The purpose is not to put off owners. Just my opinions. I also mention 5 good things if you missed that. In total s great car. I recommend watching the whole video to get the total picture. :)

[@christiandeleo7737]

I would say that a good thing is that the buttons on the steering wheel are not touch sensitive like in the ID3 and ID4 .. that are crap! There are 3 levels of spec, with the middle “techno” hanging basically everything you need. Hope this helps.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Agree

[@seltaeb3302]

4 levels actually. There is the small bty version which this person has, then the big bty Long Range which has 3 levels Techno, Alpine, Iconic. The small bty version is not on sale in UK which is good. The small bty vers is in France & used for sheep.

[@FéargalO]

The ioniq 5 has auto / smart regen. Shocking how cramped the megane is .....especially in the back. Most of the reviews i have seen mention the grabby brakes. Not sure if this was fixed for MY25 though.

[@kroberts7576]

on some you tube videos you hear a whine like a turbo on initial acceleration which sound quite good. Does this happen on yrs

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes, there is a low whining sound from the motor. But not as pronounced as in my Model Y Performance.

[@Paris__]

A superb review....Well done! I've just ordered the Top-of the -Range Iconic model in th UK (with that excellent Heat Pump). It was a straight choice between a Tesla Model 3 or the Megane, both were the same price.....No contest! The sterile, poor build quality, horrid interior, ugly Tesla is so dated compared to the Renault. It's tech is so 'yesterday'. Brilliant move by Renault going to the experts, Google! By the way, Renault say the 0-60 time is 7.5 Sec, but independent reviewers have clocked it at 6.9 Sec (that's Mini Cooper S territory, but with that lovely instant torque).......how typically French, underplaying!

[@sbomorse]

The biggest disappointment is we don’t get the full size screen in the UK and the fact it’s not rear wheel drive.

[@Paris__]

@@sbomorse Screens are plenty big enough, unless you need glasses🤓. Rear wheel drive makes absolutely no difference. Has Torque Vectoring (clever F1 stuff) which sends power/braking to separate wheels, and has immense grip, helped by those 20inches!

[@sbomorse]

@@Paris__ rear drive is more efficient and provides better traction and handling. I happen to like large touchscreens and portrait ones are much better for maps.

[@p____p4tel]

The rear seating space is a red flag for me too. The regen braking is also not the smoothest in this car, falls a long way behind the Kia range.

[@flapper111uk]

In 1995 the Renault key fob or plip was nothing like that 😅 and I'll be honest I like the power on and off button. Don't wanna walk away while some scrote helps himself to the car

[@ResfeberBear]

I have an MG4 I hate that I cannot have the car "off" when I am in it. All the lights on. It is utterly annoying. I would love a "start" button.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

A good option would be to add a button that you don't need to use more than for odd cases like in your case

[@daprodukt1981]

Bit late but you can turn off the car when in it, you need to go in to the setting menu and on the last tab (sorry not in car at the moment) there is an option to turn it off.

[@wilfm3405]

Lovely car, but I found the boot on this to be a really odd shape for it's capacity. At 440l. it's a larger capacity than many rivals, but won't accomodate a collapsible wheelchair, where many rivals will. It's probably great for suitcases though!

[@PierreDybman]

I just tested one yesterday. Nice handling, good comfort, engine accelerates well, and the screens are also very good. But the main reason we will not consider it anymore is the boot. It is ridiculously deep with a very high step, making it very unpractical to transport our large subwoofer cube (50 cm by 50 cm and 50 kg). And i will also regret there is no real one pedal mode, and that there is no marking on the pedals to explain which one increases the regen, and which one cancels it. Last gripe, the ridiculous number of satellites on the right side of the steering wheel, two’s company, three’s a crowd.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Nice looking car. The loading lip is a pity. 😔

[@Kurkess]

Honestly the worst thing about the phone charger placement is your knee hits it when sitting in the drivers seat.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Good point ☝️

[@Skanzool]

It is a very nice car. Great styling.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Let me know what you yhink about the #RenaultMeganeEtech . Whats is your favorite thing or function? Is there anything that annoys you?

[@FéargalO]

The alarm that goes off at all hours and still no proper fix..if you want to piss off your neighbours buy the megane e-tech!

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@FéargalO wow haven't heard of that issue.

[@wilkoone9155]

I had a drive in the Megane and I didn't like the rear window, which is way too small.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

It's small I agree on that. Seems to be a problem in a lot of smaller cars like hatchbacks and sedan nowadays. Especially for EVs where they try to maximize the interior space compared to the exterior.

[@wilkoone9155]

@@ItsOnlyElectric My Renault Zoe has excellent rear mirror vision out the back window. I only wish it had a manual flick mirror like my previous ZE40 Zoe.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

I also had the Zoe ZE40. Good rear view on that car.

[@wilkoone9155]

@@ItsOnlyElectric I won't be buying the Megane as we really like our Zoe as a 2nd car. Our main car is a Skoda Enyaq IV80x which I pull a box trailer with. I used it yesterday to collect a couple of large wheels for an industrial loader about 100km away. Left in a hurry without a full charge, no problem!

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

That's great! Sounds like s good set up.

[@willielarsson9651]

I think some of your dislikes are very first world problems...however one that kills the deal for me is the space in the rear. I drive an bmw ix3 company car and I'm looking for a cheaper EV, because I think the ix3 is overpriced and under specced. But this is just too small, just a few inches bigger in the rear is all we need! Good review

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

🙂 overall a good car. all bad aspects of every new car is first world problems. If you are looking for a bit bigger back seat the updated id3 might be a alternative or maybe more likely a model Y SR, both cheaper and bigger interior than the Ix3

[@daaman3711]

Why doesn't anyone say anything about the flawed method of counting down ( or up, whatever the intention was?)...!?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Not sure what you mean?

[@daaman3711]

You start at 1, 2, no 3 and then 2 again?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

You are totally right! It's an old video and I haven't even noticed the broken order of the numbering. 🤣 Confusing indeed.

[@kaziez]

Surprised you missed the annoying 3 stalks on the side for wipers, gears and radio. Not great. Still, a great car overall.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes, that's a strange design.

[@YannR34]

If you put your hand in, to take the phone and grad it between your fingers and your thumb it's easy, you have issues because you try to take it in a non convenient way. We call that having two left hands (when you are right handed) 😉 I do not agree with the non use of the power button. It's not because Tesla remove it that it is the best way. For exemple all the time you spent in the car without driving do not need to turn the full power on and you save energy, instead of turning all the power on as soon as you get in, even if you are just waiting in the car. Here you have OFF, ON for just the minimum, of full ON. Tesla is only full ON. About the paddles, I think that you didn't understand the purpose of it. It's to optimise the consumption. Your are paradoxal because you want it to be at the max all the time when it's not the best way to optimise and in the same time you think that it's great to have some paddles to adjust the regeneration.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Great input! No, I don't have 2 left hands. Pretty handy I must say so that mot the reason. I have big hands though. But nevertheless it's a small area and could have been better designed. 🙂 When it comes to the power button it's all about software and LEAN Thinking. 99% of the cases I jump in to the car and drive. For that reason it should be enough to hold the brake, set it to drive or reverse and just drive. So that means that in 99% of the cases the button is not needed. But that doesn't mean that you must remove it. They just need to bee a nit smarter with their software. The VW Id3 also has a start/stop button but you don't need to use it in this scenario. Just a bit more clever implementation. But don't get me wrong, I really like the E-Tech and this is just small caveats. Thanks for watching

[@lagunaen]

Perfect car with that 5 "dislikes"...😅

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Every car has at least 5 dislikes even if it's the best car in the 🌎. 😂

[@ferdinandvs.benedictvs]

My favorite is number free

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

😂😂

[@sasicuomo3973]

Renault💪❤️❤️🔝

[@davidmason2663]

Turning something on before you use and off once you've finished it ...a total waste of time🤔🤔

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes.

[@alanwayte432]

Can’t agree with the dislikes, petty in the extreme

[@flapper111uk]

Do I lose count T the start ? 1 2 3 2 1 waddafuq

[@SSRstudio]

Pretty useless video, cars are about how it drives, how far it drives, is it fun, is it comfortable, is it noisy, how it looks and how it feels, these are minor bullshit stuff for people who do know nothing about cars…

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

I guess you missed my full review of it then: kzbin.info/www/bejne/poTSnmpmjb98fc0si=NYgMD1XhWgpl4O7M

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

This may also be of interest: kzbin.info/www/bejne/morKeKyea7-mgLc

[@welfiblablabla]

Power buttons are really unnecessary for EVs 😅 And I would also hate how it has too mamy stocks on the wheel, why won't Renault put audio controls on the steering wheel? 🙈

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Agree. The Renault media control stalk is a strange thing to keep

[@MunMs24]

Völliger Blödsinn, aber nett. 😂

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

In general a good car so no big caveats. The limited space for the feet in the back seat is the worst in my opinion, not the best solution and really makes the back seat not as usable as in other cars.

[@seltaeb3302]

Boy are you fussy over nothing.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Just hard to find bad things.

[@ademking7441]

Sorry to say but I see the only problem here s you man😂 well done tht car, the only thing I can agree s that key fob s trash.