Best mid-size electric SUVs in Australia 2026: The mid-size electric SUVs.

Geely EX5 is the cheapest way into the segment at $41,990 drive-away, ahead of Deepal S07 ($47,990) and Leapmotor C10 ($47,990). The spread to the dearest, Hyundai IONIQ 5 N at $123,174, is the price ladder above. Every figure is a drive-away from-price for the base grade, compared on the same basis.

iX3 publishes the longest WLTP range in the segment at 805 km. WLTP is a lab cycle: real-world range typically lands 10 to 20% lower in Australian conditions, more again on the highway or in the cold. Treat it as a like-for-like ranking, not a guarantee, and remember the bigger battery that buys the range also costs more to buy and takes longer to charge.

Energy use is the EV equivalent of fuel economy. The most efficient model in the segment, bZ4X, claims about 13.8 kWh/100km. At 25c/kWh home charging that is roughly 3.5c per kilometre, against a petrol SUV at about 8 L/100km and $2/L, near 16c/km. The catch: public fast charging often runs 50 to 70c/kWh, which narrows or erases the saving, so where you charge matters more than the sticker. Put your own power price and kilometres into the running-costs tools for a like-for-like figure.

On a suitable DC fast charger the 10 to 80% top-up runs from about 13 min (7X) to 45 min (bZ4X). The 800-volt cars at the quick end are roughly twice as fast as 400-volt ones at the same charger. At home on AC it is an overnight job regardless of the car. The 10 to 80% window is the fair comparison: charging slows sharply above 80% to protect the battery, so almost nobody fast-charges to 100%.