It’s been nearly a year since the Geely Galaxy E5 was launched in China, so in it comes for its 2026 model year update. As previously reported, the biggest change is a larger 68.39 kWh Aegis “short blade” lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery that provides a range of 610 km on the country’s lenient CLTC cycle. Expect to get closer to 500 km in the real world. What was not mentioned before is the fact that the previous “long range” 60.22 kWh option is now the base battery. As before, this pack is capable of a CLTC range of 530 km, or 410 km on the WLTP cycle as per its Proton eMas 7 twin. The smallest 49.52 kWh pack, which previously offered 440 km of CLTC range (345 km WLTP), has been dropped. Both options DC fast charge from 30 to 80% in 20 minutes, suggesting that the larger battery has been given a power bump over the 100 kW of the 60.22 kWh unit. According to Autohome, the vehicle-to-load (V2L) function has also increased from 3.3 kW to 6.6 kW. No changes to the powertrain – a single front motor making 218 PS (160 kW) and 320 Nm of torque, propelling the car from zero to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 180 km/h. Besides the new battery, the Galaxy E5 is also the recipient of two new colour options, Evening Forest Green and Dawn Blue, to join the existing Dawn White, Midnight Black, Evening Cherry Pink, Sky Green, Morning Mist Gray and Streamer Silver. The battery update comes with no increase in pricing, which continues to range from 109,800 yuan (RM64,600) to 145,800 yuan (RM85,800). Could we be getting the battery upgrade on the eMas 7? It’s certainly possible, and it may coincide with the electric SUV entering CKD local assembly in Tanjung Malim at the end of the year. GALLERY: Proton eMas 7 in Obsidian Black GALLERY: Proton eMas 7 with Alabaster White interior
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