Geely EX5 vs Volvo C40 Recharge

The Volvo C40 Recharge costs £14,365 more than the Geely EX5. For that premium it adds 30 kW faster peak rapid charging. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Geely EX5 comes out ahead overall.

The Geely EX5 is £14,365 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 £14,365 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 227 miles for the Volvo C40 Recharge - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Volvo C40 Recharge goes roughly 29 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 20 minutes in the Geely EX5 and 37 in the Volvo C40 Recharge, so the Geely EX5 loses less time at each stop. So the Volvo C40 Recharge stops less often while the Geely EX5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Volvo C40 Recharge is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 38 mm narrower than the Geely EX5. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 537 mm of total clearance for the Volvo C40 Recharge and about 499 mm of total clearance for the Geely EX5. The Geely EX5 also turns in a 0.6 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 84% for the Volvo C40 Recharge. 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 Volvo C40 Recharge's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.