Geely EX5 vs Renault Scenic

The Renault Scenic costs £3,005 more than the Geely EX5. For that premium it adds 137 miles more WLTP range, 50 kW faster peak rapid charging and 135 litres more boot space. The Geely EX5 is not just cheaper - it also offers a 1.0s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Renault Scenic comes out ahead overall.

The Geely EX5 is £3,005 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 £3,045 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 274 miles for the Renault Scenic - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Renault Scenic goes roughly 76 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 20 minutes in the Geely EX5 and 37 in the Renault Scenic, so the Geely EX5 loses less time at each stop. So the Renault Scenic stops less often while the Geely EX5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Renault Scenic is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 37 mm narrower than the Geely EX5. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 536 mm of total clearance for the Renault Scenic and about 499 mm of total clearance for the Geely EX5.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Geely EX5 and 84% for the Renault Scenic. 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 Renault Scenic's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.