The Chery Omoda E5 is the first electric vehicle of its class for the brand and with a fantastically attractive selling price of RM146,800 to go on top of what is a morethandecent car, it will really not be too surprising to learn if bookings of its main rivals do slump in the near future.

Available in only one variant and one powertrain over here for now, motive power in the Omoda E5 comes courtesy of a frontmounted electric motor with 204 PS and 340 Nm of torque. Key performance metrics for this midsized allelectric SUV is a quoted century sprint time of 7.6 seconds, with it to then be maxing out at 172 km/h.

Though perhaps more pertinent for prospective buyers interested in the Omoda E5 is the knowledge for its 61 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack to be good for a WLTPclaimed 430 km of range from a single charge. Said pack is to be capable too of a peak charging rate of 9.9 kW and 80 kW from an AC and DC supply respectively, with the latter supply highlighted by the automaker as being able to top up this EV from 30% to 80% state of charge in 28 minutes.

This electric vehicle comes with a 7year/150,000km warranty, while the battery gets a 8year/160,000km warranty. Chery Malaysia will give customers a onetoone battery replacement should the state of health drop below 70%