SEPARATED AT BIRTH
NISSAN ARIYA AND RENAULT MEGANE E-TECH ELECTRIC
The pioneering Renault Zoe and Nissan Leaf have given the Franco- Japanese Alliance partners a major head start in the mainstream electric vehicle race – but rivals are catching up, and they’re doing it fast.
In response, the two firms have worked on the new CMF-EV platform to underpin their larger EVs, and the Mégane E-Tech Electric and Ariya are set to become the first machines to be built on it.
Both share a range of batteries and powertrains, offering up to 310 miles of range and single-motor reardrive and twin-motor 4WD versions respectively, but the machines show the different approaches of each firm.
With a new name of Ariya and modern, bold styling, the Nissan reveals a new design language; by contrast, in both name and styling the Mégane draws on Renault’s heritage, reimagined for a new age.
Both models, however, share the same common goal: to cement Renault’s and Nissan’s place at the head of the EV pack.