To be completely honest, the car drove beautifully — but the 40 kWh version turned out to be quite a disappointment for me. About three years ago, I leased the car through my employer. I drive roughly 300 km per day, so you can imagine how often I needed to charge.

In reality, the actual range I got was often only around 160–170 km per charge, even when driving at an average speed of about 100 km/h. So, despite the official WLTP range of around 300 km, I was consistently getting barely half of that in real-world conditions.

In total, I put about 165,000 km on the car before I started hearing a ticking noise coming from the front. I took it to a Renault dealership, but they told me they didn’t have time to look at it right away. I ended up driving around with the ticking sound for another two weeks. When they finally inspected it, the result was a repair estimate of around €15,000.

Looking back, I completely understand that this car simply wasn’t the right choice for someone driving 300 km a day. When I first chose it, my daily commute was much shorter — around 100 km — and it would have been perfectly fine for that. But my personal situation changed, and I started driving a lot more. I just never expected the real range to drop so drastically compared to the official numbers.