Geely quietly reshuffled its electric compact SUV lineup on September 23, bringing the refreshed Galaxy E5 — sold abroad in some markets as the EX5 — to Chinese showrooms in five trims spanning 97,800 to 137,800 yuan (roughly 14,400 to 20,300 USD). The most consequential change under the skin is that the main versions now drive the rear wheels rather than the front.
The upmarket trims ride on an 800V electrical architecture, with the rear motor now rated at 245 kW (329 hp), an 85 kW gain over the outgoing car. A roof-mounted LiDAR feeds the G-Pilot H5 assistance suite, enabling city and highway NOA along with memory and fingertip parking. Power comes from a new short-blade 'Aegis Golden Brick' pack offered in roughly 60 to 70 kWh sizes, covering 530 to 635 km of range depending on the trim.
Elsewhere, the cabin picks up a 15.4-inch 2.5K touchscreen running Flyme Auto 2, zero-gravity passenger seating, and a 160L frunk that the previous car lacked. Geely also quotes 36,000 N·m/deg of torsional stiffness and a tire-blowout stabilization feature it claims keeps the SUV controllable at 160 km/h in a straight line. As the site's editor notes, the 6C charging rate — Geely's answer to BYD's flash charging — should get the battery to 80% in about nine minutes, a capability now spreading across the company's newer models such as the Smart #1 and Galaxy TT.