Renault will equip the latest Kangoo Z.E. with a new motor and battery package that will increase the model’s driving range by more than 50 per cent, from 106 miles (170km) to 168 miles (270km) NEDC.

The company says that is equivalent to 124 miles (200km) in real world driving conditions, representing the longest available driving range in the small van market.

The updated model will be presented on 13 January at the 2017 European Motor Show in Brussels.

This announcement follows on from the launch at the 2016 Paris Motor Show of the New Renault ZOE available with a new Z.E.40 battery that increases its NEDC driving range to 250 miles (186 miles in real world driving conditions), claimed to be the longest of any mainstream electric car.