Self tests. Kangoo E-Tech 100% Electric Techno: let’s go to the music!

Are you going on tour? No problem, Kangoo should digest the whole “group”. If the singer is leading, a guitarist is next to him and another behind him on keyboards, a bassist and a drummer, the number is good. You just have to settle for a reasonable set of drums (the late Charlie Watts will do the trick) and ask your “Keith” to take fewer “innings” than realistically. For the sound system, it will be better to wait for the XXL version, announced for 2023.

If this fifth 100% electric car from Renault is suitable for a rock band on walks and ballads, it is also very suitable for a family with three children. It will still be necessary to take care of preparing the trip for each other so as not to miss the concert hour or the sunset over the dunes. On the roads of Oise and without irritation behind the wheel, certainly in subzero temperatures, our consumption report was 27.1 kWh, i.e. 190 kilometers, which is almost 100 less than the seller’s promises (285 and even 430 in the city cycle). ).

We travel in silence

Now available to professionals with a van version, it’s the new trendy Kangoo for individuals (they account for 45% of car sales). The technological solutions remain the same, but obviously not the fittings.

The passenger compartment is also quite successful, pleasant (the Techno’s wooden cover has its own small effect), equipped with numerous storage solutions (a total of 49 liters divided into a sliding glove box, cabinets, door box or space behind the steering wheel). with USB sockets) and a level of equipment worthy of any sedan for the Techno end of our test. When we come out of the thermal version, even the most recently, we cycle in a quiet and still magnificent silence.

A good surprise for the ZE’s successor (70,000 copies delivered, we don’t always get it…) is the driving pleasure, smooth and quiet. If we are not in a hurry, we can be satisfied with the Eco mode, losing about fifty horsepower, but gaining a few terminals. Damping is firm, maybe too much for some, not for us.

Filling option

Aesthetically, the E-Tech doesn’t really stand out from other engines. The one-piece side window gives a nice boost, while the pointed shapes add personality. The grille “betrays” the car’s energy with four chrome openings surrounding a stunning diamond that hides the charging socket, instead of the three stripes of the thermal models. Two possible options in this regard, “slow” via an on-board 11 kW charger (7 hours at home in a Wallbox, 4:40 in a public terminal over 11 kW). For €1,400, you can choose to upgrade to a 22 kW charger, which offers to reach 100% in just 2 hours 25, or recover 170 kilometers of autonomy in less than half an hour at a fast charging station. ..E-Tech. badge confirms the “purity” of this MPV, its first generation… hit the road in 1997. Delivery for the most visionary from the beginning of next year, in other words from tomorrow. And let’s go to the music for the fans!