Equipment highlights include a 12-inch multimedia touchscreen, a 12.3-inch driver display, sat-nav, adaptive cruise control, a 360-degree surround camera view, all LED exterior lights, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and six-speaker Arkamys audio. There’s also dual-zone climate control, an electric tailgate, auto-folding side mirrors, heated front seats and steering wheel, 48-colour ambient interior lighting, keyless entry and start and alloy wheels.

The Esprit Alpine ups the ante with 20-inch rims, nine-speaker Harman Kardon audio, synthetic leather and cloth seat trim, six-way power adjustment (with memory settings) for driver and front passenger seats, a massaging driver’s seat, brushed metal pedal covers and facial recognition for seat and mirror settings.

The interior feels slick and screen-rich but not at the expense of user-friendly physical controls for audio, ventilation and other commonly used functions.

There’s plenty of breathing room up front with the centre screen angled towards the driver enhancing the cockpit feel for the one doing the steering.

In the second row, there’s heaps of leg and headroom as well as enough shoulder room (and foot room thanks to a flat floor) for three adults on short to mid-length trips.

The entry-level Scenic E-Tech Techno's electric motor transfers 125kW and 280Nm to the front wheels, while the Techno Long Range and top-spec Esprit Alpine’s more powerful motor raises outputs to 160kW/300Nm.

The Megane Scenic E-Tech is a five-seat SUV. Standard seat upholstery is 100 per cent recycled fabric, while the flagship Esprit Alpine features a synthetic leather/cloth combination with grippy sports front seats added.

Renault says the entry-grade Scenic Techno will accelerate from 0-100km/h in 8.6 seconds with a top speed of 150km/h.

The more powerful Techno Long Range and Esprit Alpine models lower the 0-100km/h number to 7.9sec and raise top speed to 170km/h.

Range for the standard Techno is 430km which is at the lower end of expectations for a medium electric SUV, but adding the bigger battery pushes that number out to 625km, which is much healthier and useful day-to-day.