Geely EX5

What it is

The Geely EX5 is described on Geely Auto's own site as a pure electric SUV. It is built on the company's GEA architecture and uses an 11-in-1 electric drive unit with a stated peak output of 160 kW, a figure the maker says real driving may exceed. A separate EX5 EM-i model is listed in the same menu, and this profile covers only the battery-electric car.

Battery and charging

Geely fits what it calls a Short Blade battery. The model page gives no capacity in kilowatt-hours, no charging power and no charging time, noting only that fast charging is supported. The page also shows a figure of 135 km tested under the CLTC cycle, which sits oddly beside a battery-electric description, so no range value is recorded here until it is confirmed with a dealer.

Driver assistance

The listed features are adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, lane keeping assist, lane change assist, automatic lane change on highways, rear cross-traffic alert, blind-spot detection, evasive manoeuvre assist and a doors-open warning.

Cabin and app

The cabin runs the Flyme Auto system with Hi Geely voice control and a 13.8 inch head-up display. The audio system uses a 1000 W amplifier and 16 speakers. The front seats are heated, ventilated and fold flat, and the panoramic roof has 11 opening stages. The Geely app, on iOS and Android, offers climate pre-conditioning, remote start, locating the car in a car park and scheduling charging.

Safety

The page states five-star results from Euro NCAP and ANCAP. It also lists seven airbags and a battery compartment designed to resist compression in a crash. No rating year is given, so no safety entry is recorded.

Key facts

• Powertrain: battery-electric SUV
• Peak power: 160 kW
• Architecture: GEA
• Seven airbags: front, front side, curtain and far-side
• App: Geely app on iOS and Android