Introduced in China in July, the updated Geely Galaxy E5 is set to be offered overseas, where it’s sold as the Geely EX5. According to Drive, the 2026 model year has been sighted in Australian government certification documents, hinting at an impending launch.
The big change is a slightly larger 68.39 kWh Aegis short blade LFP battery, which boosts the range of top-spec models from 530 km to 610 km on China’s lenient CLTC cycle. That would equate to a WLTP range of just under 500 km (expect a bit less with the larger 19-inch wheels), which is a decent increase over the current model’s 410 km.
Included as part of the capacity increase is support for more powerful DC fast charging beyond the existing 100 kW, maintaining the same 20 minutes to top up the larger battery from 30 to 80%. The new model also gets a V2L upgrade from 3.3 kW to 6.6 kW, which should allow the car to help charge another EV. What won’t change is the motor, set to produce the same 218 PS (160 kW) and 320 Nm of torque, propelling the EX5 from zero to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 180 km/h.
With the bigger battery set to be offered to other markets, it’s now more likely that the EX5’s twin, the Proton eMas 7, will follow suit on the range-tipping Premium. We might have to wait a while, however, as the car has only just entered CKD local assembly with the existing battery options – perhaps next year, then?
Possibly even bigger news is what this means for the base Prime. In China, the previous “long range” 60.22 kWh battery was made standard, so now even the cheapest version has a WLTP-rated range of 430 km (with the smallest available 18-inch wheels). This won’t the case elsewhere in the world – the EX5 was only ever available with the larger battery, and that should continue with the new one.
GALERY: Proton eMas 7 Premium
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