Renault 5 E-Tech
150 HP - Iconic Five electric FWD automatic
Sustainability Rating: 5 stars
Our verdict:
The Renault 5 E-Tech electric achieves high results in the sustainability assessment. The small EV's powertrain is efficient and its life cycle impact benefits from its low mass and moderate battery size.
- The car scores more poorly for tyre abrasion but achieves strong brake abrasion results by making good use of its regenerative braking. Production- and electricity related emissions are kept low thanks to compact design and efficiency, resulting in good Clean Air performance.
- The Renault maintains low energy consumption across tests due to an efficient powertrain and heating system. It shows slightly elevated demand during cold starts but quickly reduces consumption once warmed up.
- The small EV scores full points for greenhouse gases by demonstrating very low life cycle climate impact, supported by compact sizing, European production, and relatively green electricity.
Driving Experience
Our comments:
The Driving Experience of the the Renault 5 E-Tech electric is generally adequate or good.
- The small electric EV demonstrates relatively low estimated real-world consumption values in different tests, resulting in adequate driving ranges. Overall, drivers can trust the consumption figures shown on the display, but Green NCAP measured a high discrepancy in the cold start winter test at -7°C. Drivers need to remember, that the display figures do not reflect the energy amount charged from the grid, but only the energy the vehicle uses from its battery. The amount needed to charge it is naturally higher.
- The heating performance of the car in -7°C cold start conditions is impressively fast. In the rear right footwell, however, the measurement showed that it would take longer to reach comfortable temperatures. The Renault's driving range can benefit strongly from preconditioning prior to a cold weather trip, while it is still plugged in. This way, an additional 132 km of range can be gained in urban trips. For a mixed trip, the figure is 71 km. The cabin thermal insulation is adequate, narrowly missing a ægood' rating.
- Both the standard home AC charging and the fast DC charging performance are adequate. The vehicle impresses with its capability of bidirectional charging. The small Renault 5 is prepared for vehicle-to-grid operation and can deliver up to 11 kW to a connected external consumer.
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