Geely EX5 vs MG S6 EV

The MG S6 EV costs £4,005 more than the Geely EX5. For that premium it adds 74 miles more WLTP range, 50 kW faster peak rapid charging and 264 litres more boot space. The Geely EX5 is not just cheaper - it also offers a 2.3s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Geely EX5 comes out ahead overall.

The Geely EX5 is £4,005 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 £4,045 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 232 miles for the MG S6 EV - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MG S6 EV goes roughly 34 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 20 minutes in the Geely EX5 and 38 in the MG S6 EV, so the Geely EX5 loses less time at each stop. So the MG S6 EV stops less often while the Geely EX5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 11 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 499 mm of total clearance for the Geely EX5 and about 488 mm of total clearance for the MG S6 EV.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Geely EX5 and 84% for the MG S6 EV. That gives the Geely EX5 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Geely EX5's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the MG S6 EV's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.