Using the Mégane nameplate, it is the first Renault model based on a dedicated battery electric vehicle platform known as the AmpR Medium.

[8] The production version was revealed at the 2021 IAA in Munich in September 2021, while sales in Europe started in February 2022.

[15] The car has been noted for having proportions that make its size hard to judge in photographs, being slightly shorter than many other family hatchbacks.

[2] The car has a high seating position with limited headroom for rear passengers, although the front is considered more spacious by motor journalists.

[1] The 60 kWh battery that is compatible with fast-charging rates of up to 130 kW, allowing it to reclaim 200 km (120 mi) of range in 30 minutes.

[16] In 2022, the journalists on the Autobest jury, hailing from 32 European countries, voted the Renault Megane E-Tech Electric as "Ecobest 2022".