Renault Megane vs Volvo EX30

The Volvo EX30 costs £1,065 more than the Renault Megane. For that premium it adds 40 kW more power. The Renault Megane is not just cheaper - it also offers 96 miles more WLTP range and a 1.5s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Renault Megane comes out ahead overall.

The Renault Megane is £1,065 cheaper to buy. The Renault Megane is cheaper to charge, roughly £152 a year versus £184 for the Volvo EX30, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Renault Megane comes out roughly £1,225 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 255 miles for the Renault Megane and 149 miles for the Volvo EX30 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Renault Megane goes roughly 106 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 24-26 minutes.

The Renault Megane is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 70 mm narrower than the Volvo EX30. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 632 mm of total clearance for the Renault Megane and about 562 mm of total clearance for the Volvo EX30. The Renault Megane also turns in a 0.6 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Renault Megane and 90% for the Volvo EX30. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use LFP-type cells, which are happy charged to 100% every day. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.