Geely EX5 vs MG IM5

The MG IM5 costs £5,460 more than the Geely EX5. For that premium it adds 50 miles more WLTP range, 53 kW faster peak rapid charging and 57 kW more power. The Geely EX5 is not just cheaper - it also offers lower energy use, 158 versus 175 Wh/km. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Geely EX5 comes out ahead overall.

The Geely EX5 is £5,460 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £176 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Geely EX5 comes out roughly £5,540 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 198 miles for the Geely EX5 and 217 miles for the MG IM5 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MG IM5 goes roughly 20 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 20 minutes in the Geely EX5 and 65 in the MG IM5, so the Geely EX5 loses less time at each stop. So the MG IM5 stops less often while the Geely EX5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Geely EX5 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 59 mm narrower than the MG IM5. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 499 mm of total clearance for the Geely EX5 and about 440 mm of total clearance for the MG IM5. The MG IM5 also turns in a 0.8 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Geely EX5 and 90% for the MG IM5. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use LFP-type cells, which are happy charged to 100% every day. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.