Renault has provided a first glimpse of an all-electric crossover, due 2024 and reviving the Scenic name.  

The concept gives a glimpse into how an all-electric Scenic SUV may look

Its new Scenic Vision concept car showcases the brand’s plans for all-electric family cars, supporting its vision for an entirely electric range by 2030, but with some future-gazing too. 

The exterior design in particular provides a preview of the new Scenic, which revitalises the popular MPV of the 1990s and will be built on the group’s CMF-EV platform, measuring 4.49m long, 1.9m wide and 1.59m high and focused on optimised interior space. 

However, the concept itself is built on an all-new platform currently in the prototyping phase at Renault Group’s innovation labs and incorporating an electric-hydrogen hybrid powertrain that “sheds light on a much broader vision, one beyond 2030”. 

The concept’s powertrain is based on an electric motor set-up, using a 218hp motor derived from the Mégane E-Tech Electric, but with a smaller 40kW battery and a 15kW hydrogen fuel cell range extender. The brand says the hybrid technology complements the all-electric range, bringing the advantage of shorter refuelling stops and a smaller carbon footprint, making it perfect for long journeys. Its usage of green hydrogen also complements Renault Group’s objectives for decarbonised mobility, while the battery is lighter, smaller and costs less than a battery for a similar electric vehicle. This means that its carbon footprint, including the battery, is 75% less than a conventional electric car, according to the brand.  

It would be able to drive up to 500 miles once the hydrogen network is in place and refilling the tank would take five minutes or less.   

Alongside the hybrid powertrain, the concept also addresses decarbonisation by being 95% recyclable, including its battery, while more than 70% of the materials are renewable and/or recycled.   

The onboard technology in the concept also addresses driver and passenger safety, reducing accidents by 70%, through the multiple ADAS features and three onboard systems: ‘Safety Score’, ‘Safety Coach’ and ‘Safe Guardian’.  

Futuristic technology in the concept includes facial recognition to unlock the car and automatically adapt the interior configuration, 10 configurable screens located throughout the interior and able to move to meet passenger needs, and dichroic panels which give off rainbow colours.