Geely EX5 — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Geely EX5 deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | EV |
|---|---|
| Power | 215 |
| Range | 430 (WLTP) |
| Battery | 60.2 |
| 0–100 km/h | 6.9 |
| Fast charge | UNVERIFIED |
| New price US | UNVERIFIED (not sold US) |
| New price EU | 31990 (GBP - UK) |
| New price CN | 107800-179800 (Galaxy E5) |
| Used price signal | UNVERIFIED (no used market yet) |
| Value call | Hardware-ready EV with software fixed via OTA; buy 2025 export cars; watch for 68 kWh variant |
| Sweet-spot year | 2025 |
| Years to avoid | 2024 (China first-year - mild caution) |
| Reliability flag | Watch — no failure pattern but no long-term data; software was the whole story |
| Biggest risk | Buying pre-OTA car or expecting driver's-car dynamics |
| Community verdict | Great EV hardware that shipped with beta software — buy the updated 2025 |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | — (model didn't exist) |
| 2022 | — |
| 2023 | — |
| 2024 | Galaxy E5 launched China (Aug) · 160 kW FWD; 49.52 kWh (440 km CLTC) / 60.22 kWh (530 km CLTC) · First-year China cars; China-only signal inaccessible · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
| 2025 | Export wave: Australia (March, A$40,990), Greece (June), UK (Oct, £31,990), Brazil/NZ/Adriatic; 68.39 kWh long-range variant (610 km CLTC, China, May); 5-star Euro NCAP + ANCAP · Larger battery option in China; export gets 60.2 kWh / 430 km WLTP · Nannying complaints peak; OTA program begins addressing them · None documented · UNVERIFIED (no used market yet) |
| 2026 | 2026 OTA: bing-bong fix, wireless Android Auto/CarPlay, drive-mode presets, AVAS sound choices; updated China model rumored with larger battery · Software-defined updates; no hardware change confirmed for export (UNVERIFIED) · Too new for long-term data · None documented · UNVERIFIED |
Sweet-spot year: 2025
Years to skip: 2024 (China first-year - mild caution)