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Jaecoo J5 BEV delivery. Photo courtesy of Kerry Jeston.
This new entrant to the Australian market has shot into the top ten consistently over the last few months — with 1,845 units sold since its launch early this year. Jaecoo is a sub-brand of Chery. For a first-time EV owner’s point of view, I reached out to one of my former professional colleagues when she announced on Facebook that she had purchased her first EV and it was a Jaecoo J5. Here is her story. It was great to hear her excitement down the phone line. Kerry told me:
“The Jaecoo is an experiment for us. A toe in the water if you like. We have kept our three ICE cars — a classic 1978 Porsche, a 2027 Amarok ute, and a 2024 Volvo XC40. The Jaecoo is our first dabble. The technology is amazing for a $AU 37,000 car with 400 km of range. I used to drive a BMWX4 and thought that was pretty high spec.”
I asked her what impressed her the most and she listed off a set of features: AI integration, screens, cameras to help change lanes, and the safety features.
