The Geely E5 is powered by a single front mounted electric motor paired to a 60.22kWh lithium iron battery that produces 160kW and 320Nm.
I still believe that hybrid vehicles are the best option for South Africa, much more so than plug-in hybrids and when it comes to fully electric vehicles, love them or hate them, they are here to stay.
Whether the wool has been pulled over our eyes by manufacturers or politicians looking to score points with green constituents who have never had the thrill of throwing around a V8, it is what it is.
We recently had Geely’s fully electric midsize crossover E5 Apex on test and it turned out to be a rather pleasant experience.
Geely is the majority shareholder in Volvo cars so you know it’s likely to be a quality product which it was, but there are a couple of Chinese quirks that we’ll touch on later.
