Geely E2 Apex, pull the trigger or am I going mad?

SauRoNZA said:
Very cool man!

Don’t they have more exciting colours than Geely (and white) though?
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my wife went for the beige, I wasn't sure as my Dad had a old Beige VW passat growing up that was fugly. But once we saw it in person both of us were sold, its more a amber/grey kind of colour.

They have grey, white, beige and Purple!
 
Zuluzebra said:
my wife went for the beige, I wasn't sure as my Dad had a old Beige VW passat growing up that was fugly. But once we saw it in person both of us were sold, its more a amber/grey kind of colour.

They have grey, white, beige and Purple!
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Yeah modern beige is quite nice in some cars, I would also have historically avoided it like the plague but especially when it has that "wet paint" look it can be quite decent.

One thing I liked about the Ora 5 is that it actually has some bold colours and I would very happily have gotten that blue option.
 
How well did the new Chery Q EV sell in its launch month?

How well did the new Chery Q sell in South Africa in its launch month of September 2026? We have sales figures for the Chinese brand’s first EV in Mzansi…

- Chery Q launched at start of September
- Accounted for 7.1% of Chery SA’s total
- Managed to outsell BYD’s Dolphin Surf

Orders for the new Chery Q opened in South Africa at the start of September 2026. So, how well did this Chinese electric vehicle (EV) sell in its launch month?

Well, according to figures reported to industry-representative body Naamsa, the Wuhu-based automaker’s local division registered 214 units of the Chery Q in September 2026, all sold via the dealer channel. For the sake of comparison, BYD Auto SA sold 150 units of the Dolphin Surf during the month.

That opening performance from the new Q helped the Chery brand reach a fresh sales high of 3 004 units in September, with local registrations increasing 8.7% month on month. Interestingly, that represented the first instance of the Chinese brand breaking through the 3 000-unit barrier in SA.

Drilling down into the individual-model sales figures, we see the marque’s first fully electric vehicle accounted for some 7.1% of its overall total. Within the Chery stable, the Q outsold both the Tiggo 8 (114 units) and the flagship Tiggo 9 (33 units), while finishing behind the Tiggo 7 (392 units) and the Tiggo 4 Cross (2 251 units).

As a reminder, the battery-powered Chery Q starts at R349 900, seeing it slot into 4th place on the list of SA’s most affordable EVs, behind the Geely E2 Aspire (R339 900), BYD Dolphin Surf Comfort (R341 900) and Dongfeng Box E2 430 (R349 000). Geely and Dongfeng unfortunately don’t currently report sales figures to Naamsa, so it’s not clear how many examples of the E2 and Box were sold in September.

The new Q is available in South Africa in 2 trim levels: Comfort and Elite (the latter priced at R389 900). Chery’s electric crossover measures 4 195 mm from front to back. That makes it 60 mm longer than Geely’s E2 and a considerable 270 mm lengthier than BYD’s Dolphin Surf.



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Zuluzebra said:
Well Well Well, Pretoria country club might just see me this weekend for a quick lunch.
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The problem is there's only a single bay. Good luck winning that lottery! I don't understand malls and parking lots with only one or two EV bays, but hopefully we start to see 20+-vehicle charging lots soon now that EV and PHEV ownership is exploding in SA.
 
Foxhound5366 said:
The problem is there's only a single bay. Good luck winning that lottery! I don't understand malls and parking lots with only one or two EV bays, but hopefully we start to see 20+-vehicle charging lots soon now that EV and PHEV ownership is exploding in SA.
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Well being <1% of the market it does make sense right now.

It will grow as the market changes.
 
Zuluzebra said:
I see BMW Northcliff also has a free charging station according to this article... I wonder if this is accurate.

mybroadband.co.za

95 free electric car chargers in South Africa

Many commercial properties provide free charging facilities as a way to incentivise spending by visitors on other products and services.
mybroadband.co.za mybroadband.co.za
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Isn't it only free to BMW's? Everyone else must pay.
 
qscwbt said:
If you read the the entire piece in context you would understand that the ev loose more value then then a IC car
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According to industry experts. The new battery technologies will see about 5-10% capacity loss after 10 years. Still well worth it
 
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