Geely EX5 vs Toyota C-HR+

The Geely EX5 is £505 cheaper to buy. The Toyota C-HR+ is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £176 for the Geely EX5, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Geely EX5 comes out roughly £305 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 235 miles for the Toyota C-HR+ - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Toyota C-HR+ goes roughly 38 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 20 minutes in the Geely EX5 and 30 in the Toyota C-HR+, so the Geely EX5 loses less time at each stop. So the Toyota C-HR+ stops less often while the Geely EX5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Toyota C-HR+ is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 31 mm narrower than the Geely EX5. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 530 mm of total clearance for the Toyota C-HR+ 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 Toyota C-HR+. 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 Toyota C-HR+'s NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.