Renault Mégane E-Tech receives five stars in NCAP crash test

After the poor results of the new Renault Zoe and the Dacia Spring in the Euro NCAP test with zero and one star respectively, the French manufacturer Renault has received top marks in the evaluation of the new Mégane E-Tech. The recently unveiled compact BEV achieved excellent results in adult and child protection as well as pedestrian safety and the inclusion of driver assistance systems. According to the manufacturer, the high safety level is based on the newly developed CMF-EV platform for electric vehicles. Standard features include lane keeping assist and a safety distance warning, an emergency brake assistant, a fatigue warning system, and traffic sign recognition with speed adaptation. An active emergency lane keeping assistant is also standard, which recognizes the risk of a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle from 65 km/h based on the front camera and front radar when the driver initiates an overtaking maneuver. The system also detects when the vehicle is at risk of leaving the road. If necessary, a visual warning signal is complemented by a steering intervention. New for the manufacturer is also the reverse emergency brake assistant, which can detect pedestrians and initiate an emergency braking.

The Euro NCAP jury also honors the efforts made in passive safety: Standard are seven airbags, two adaptive airbags for driver and front passenger, two head-thorax side airbags in the front seats, and curtain window bags for both seat rows. Additionally, there is a new center airbag integrated into the driver's seat to prevent driver and passenger from colliding with each other in a side crash.

QR Code for Rescue Workers

In addition to the elements assessed by Euro NCAP, the new Mégane E-TECH Electric features the "Fireman Access". This feature has resulted from a more than ten-year partnership between the Renault Group and the French fire brigades. The QR code affixed to the windshield is scanned in the event of an accident and indicates the electric vehicle. Furthermore, rescuers receive access to the most important structural information of the vehicle, such as the position of the battery and airbags, and locations for quick and risk-free cutting, thereby saving up to 15 minutes to rescue a potential accident victim, advertised the manufacturer.