2025 Geely EX5 starts at $41k

UPDATE 11/02/2025: Geely has tonight announced that pricing for its first vehicle in Australia will in fact start at $40,990 for entry-level EX5 Complete (not including on-road costs), $2500 lower than the previously confirmed price of $43,490.

The razor-sharp pricing hands the Geely EX5 the mantle of Australia's cheapest all-electric mid-size SUV, sliding in below the Deepal S07 ($53,900), BYD Sealion 7 ($54,990) and Leapmotor C10 ($45,888) - although it should be noted it is a bit smaller than those rivals.

Toyota's product planners will be watching with great interest too, given the EX5 also undercuts the top-selling Toyota RAV4 Hybrid that starts at $42,260.

Top spec 2025 Geely EX5 Inspire variants are priced from $44,990 not including on-road costs.

The Chinese newcomer is sweetening the deal for buyers of the Geely EX5 mid-size SUV by offering complimentary public charging with Evie for one year, free premium paint, plus a home charger and three years of free servicing for orders placed before April 30, 2025.

These prices make it significantly cheaper than most China-built rivals, such as the Tesla Model Y and even the Leapmotor C10, whose circa-$46k price was previously one of the sharpest.

The BYD Atto 3 Essential can be had for $39,990 but that particular model has had content and features deleted to achieve that price.

Geely is also hoping to entice early adopters with some sweeteners. Geely is offering an exclusive package for customers who purchase an EX5 before 30th April 2025 that includes:

Geely is backing the EX5 SUV with a comprehensive seven-year unlimited kilometre vehicle warranty and an eight-year unlimited kilometre battery warranty. You'll also receive up to seven years of free roadside assistance (when serviced with Geely) as well as two years of free car connectivity.

Geely confirmed it is planning to establish over 100 dealerships across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring widespread availability and service support.

Original Story: Newcomer Geely plans to shake up the EV status quo with its EX5 mid-sized SUV that will kick off below $50,000, and none of the established hierarchy are safe.

The 2025 Geely EX5 will be offered in Complete and Inspire guises, the former priced from about $49,000 before on-road costs – Geely is yet to reveal the official prices.

According to company executives, Toyota, Mazda, Kia and Hyundai are in the crosshairs just as much as Tesla and BYD are, if not more so.

“The point of this vehicle is to break away from just labelling it as an EV; we want to label it as a medium size SUV,” a company spokesperson said.

“We’re expecting to see customers from the legacy brands having a look as well.”

The entry-level Complete will come with 18-inch alloy wheels, heated and power-adjustable front seats, heated steering wheel, wireless phone charging, sat-nav, rear parking sensors, a 360-degree camera and a six-speaker sound system. T

There’s also over-the-air software functionality, though there is a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster and 15.4-inch central infotainment screen.

The standard colour is white, while black, grey, silver and green will cost extra.

The Inspire is expected to account for the bulk of sales and will be priced from around $55,000, adding 19-inch wheels, a panoramic sunroof, powered tailgate, ambient lighting, front parking sensors, ventilated and massaging front seats, a head-up display and a 16-speaker sound system.

Safety systems across both include autonomous emergency braking (AEB), front cross traffic alert, rear cross traffic alert with braking, blind spot detection, speed sign recognition, driver fatigue alert and door open warning.

They share the same powertrain too, namely a front-drive 160kW/320Nm single-motor set-up drawing current from a 60.22kWh lithium-ferrous phosphate (LFP) battery claimed to provide up to 430km of WLTP range in the Complete and 410km in the Inspire.

The EX5 also has vehicle-to-load (V2L) functionality with the ability to provide up to 3.3kW of external AC power via an optional adapter that plugs into the charge port.

Plus, there’s vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) that can provide an emergency charge of up to 6kW to other EVs via a Type 2 to Type 2 cable.

Home AC charging can be done at up to 11kW for a full charge in around six hours; a more common 7.4kW wallbox would take closer to 9.5 hours.

The maximum DC charge rate is 100kW and Geely claims it can charge from 30 to 80 per cent in as little as 20 minutes.

Practicalities include a large boot, retractable luggage cover, 60:40 split-folding rear seats, height-adjustable boot floor with under-floor storage, a drawer under the rear seats and one under the centre console in the front.

First deliveries of the EX5 are due in late April. Geely isn’t saying how many units it wants to sell per annum, although the brand clearly aspires to make an impact in the growing EV space.

Its arrival in Australia is technically a return, having briefly sold the MK small car here – but only in Perth – in 2010 and 2011.

The EX5 is the first of many models the brand is expected to launch in Australia from Volvo, Polestar, Lotus and Zeekr’s parent company, another being the Riddara RD6 ute.

- With John Wilson

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