Renault Kangoo E-Tech Electric as a passenger car to the Netherlands

The new Renault Kangoo was presented in March 2021, also as an electric E-Tech Electric. The passenger car variant appeared a little later, but will not come to the Netherlands. The reason can be guessed: the ‘CO2 fine’ in the form of the bpm would make it too expensive.

As an EV, the Kangoo is of course not bothered by this, so the combination of an electric powertrain and the passenger car-carriage is extra interesting. This passenger version naturally shares its technology with the order variant of the electric Renault Kangoo. That means a 90 kW (122 hp) electric motor and a 44 kWh battery pack. Not too much, but enough for a theoretical range of 285 km.

Renault likes to emphasize that this is more than enough for the vast majority of users, especially with the passenger car version. After all, the Kangoo is not a ‘private’ car for real mile-eaters. Charging is standard with an 11 kW on-board charger, Renault’s famous 22 kW charger is optional. On the fast charger, the electric Kangoo reaches 80 kW, an excellent value for a car with a relatively modest battery pack. A heat pump is also available to use the available amount of electricity as much as possible.

In addition to private individuals who want space, Renault also provides other customers for the electric passenger Kangoo. Governments are mentioned in particular, for example police forces. For this special form of ‘business’ use, there is the Authentic version, the simplest version. Private individuals are more likely to go for the ‘full’ Techno, while the ‘mid-range’ Equilibre should appeal to customers from both groups.

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The interior of the Kangoo is special, because it is quite different from that of the already presented passenger Kangoo on petrol or diesel. We are not talking about the dashboard, but about the situation in the back. Because the electric Kangoo has a battery pack in the bottom, a rear seat that folds away in the bottom is not possible here. That is why the Kangoo Electric has a different bench and folding the backrest does not result in a completely flat loading floor here. To compensate, the bench, which here also offers three full, equally sized seats, can be moved in two parts. In contrast to the regular model, the unique Electric rear seat does not anchor in the panel behind the rear door and can therefore easily be folded forward. The middle belt is not attached to the backrest, but comes from the ceiling. This sofa therefore seems much better suited for a possible seven-seater variant, which was already more or less shown in the form of the longer ‘Hippie Caviar Motel’ concept.

There is also no shortage of space in the ‘short’ Kangoo. The car offers compartments and containers everywhere and can already have 850 liters behind the now much-discussed rear seat. Fold the sofa flat and a cargo hold of 2,500 liters is created. Nice station that can match that! You can order from 17 October, the first episodes are planned for the end of the year. What will the Renault Electric cost? You guessed it: we don’t know that yet.