J5 EV

The headline $36,990 is a drive-away figure: registration, CTP, stamp duty and delivery are already in it, not added on top. Jaecoo has also been including premium paint. It has run as a launch offer since the car arrived, extended in rolling windows and set to run to 30 September 2026, so treat it as the current price rather than a permanent one, and confirm the drive-away total for your state and postcode with the dealer before you sign.

Jaecoo claims 402 kilometres of WLTP range from the 58.9 kWh battery. As with every EV, real-world range depends on speed, temperature and load, and independent testers have generally seen less than the lab figure, so plan closer to everyday city driving than long-haul touring. On a strong DC fast charger it will peak at 130 kW for a claimed 30 to 80 per cent top-up in 28 minutes, and AC charging runs at up to 10.3 kW on three-phase power.

The J5 EV carries no current ANCAP rating, so we list it as unrated rather than borrowing an overseas or related-model result. Jaecoo says it is targeting five stars, but until ANCAP tests the car that is an aim, not a result. The equipment itself runs deep: seven airbags, autonomous emergency braking, lane keep assist, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and a surround-view camera are all standard. If a current independent crash rating is a hard requirement, weigh that gap before you buy.

Yes. Unlike the petrol and hybrid J5, which are separate models with their own trim ladders, the electric J5 EV is sold in one grade only, the Summit. That keeps the shopping simple: the specification is fixed and generous, and the only choice you make is the paint colour. The upside is that nothing is stripped out to hit the price. Because the entry car and the only car are the same fully-equipped Summit, a value shopper is never nudged toward a dearer trim to unlock the good gear. It also means there is no cheaper entry point into the electric version, so the drive-away price is the entry point, at least while the September 2026 launch offer runs.

Jaecoo covers the J5 EV with an eight-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty that extends to the high-voltage battery, plus eight years of roadside assistance. Servicing is capped-price across those eight years, with intervals of 20,000 kilometres or 12 months, whichever comes first. Because the price of each service is capped for those eight years, the long-run bill is a known number, not the guesswork it usually is on a new brand. The battery cover is the figure worth comparing between EVs, since it is the costliest component, and here it matches the length of the vehicle warranty rather than trailing it.