Changan Deepal S05 plug-in hybrid: £32,990, 62 miles of electric range
Changan's first plug-in hybrid for the UK costs £5,000 less than the electric Deepal S05, though the price includes a £1,000 launch saving. We work out what its 62 electric miles cost to charge, and how it compares with Chinese and Korean rivals.
Quick answers
- The Changan Deepal S05 Ultra PHEV costs £32,990 in Pro trim and £34,990 in Max trim, according to EV Powered and Electrifying, against £37,990 for the electric Deepal S05.
- Changan UK says the advertised price includes a £1,000 launch saving available for the fourth quarter of 2026 only.
- It pairs a 1.5-litre petrol engine with an 18.4kWh LFP battery, and Changan claims up to 62 miles of electric range, up to 648 miles in total and 52.3mpg with a flat battery.
- It charges at up to 11kW AC and 55kW DC, which Changan says takes the battery from 30 to 80% in as little as 15 minutes.
- On our estimate, 62 electric miles cost about £1.23 on EDF's 6.66p off-peak rate, £4.84 at the 26.32p price cap rate and £9.38 in petrol at Changan's 52.3mpg.
- Charged at the average 79p rapid charger price, the same 62 miles would cost about £14.54, more than the petrol.
- Electrifying scored it 7/10, praising its range and value but calling some of the tech fiddly.
Changan has put a plug-in hybrid version of its Deepal S05 SUV on sale in the UK from £32,990, with a claimed 62 miles of electric range from an 18.4kWh battery. That is £5,000 less than the electric Deepal S05, and the first UK deliveries were due in late October, according to Auto Express. There is a catch on price: Changan UK says the advertised figure includes a £1,000 launch saving that runs for the fourth quarter of 2026 only.
For a UK driver who can charge at home, the numbers are attractive. On our estimate, the 62 electric miles cost about £1.23 on a cheap overnight tariff, against about £9.38 in petrol. Here is what the car costs, what it costs to run and how it compares with rivals.
What has Changan launched?
The Deepal S05 Ultra PHEV is Changan’s first plug-in hybrid in the UK. The brand arrived in September 2025 with the electric Deepal S07, and the electric S05 followed, as we cover in our report on Changan’s Avatr premium brand. Changan Europe announced the plug-in hybrid in June 2026, when it said UK pricing was still to be confirmed and deliveries were expected in September. UK prices were reported by EV Powered on 16 October, and the first UK reviews appeared on 26 October.
It arrives at a good moment for plug-in hybrids. They took a record 17% of the UK market in September, as we report in plug-in hybrid sales hit a record share.
How much does the Deepal S05 PHEV cost?
There are two trims. EV Powered and Electrifying both give these prices:
| Version | Price | Main equipment, according to EV Powered |
|---|---|---|
| Deepal S05 PHEV Pro | £32,990 | 15.4-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, 360-degree camera, electrically adjusted vegan leather seats, eight speakers |
| Deepal S05 PHEV Max | £34,990 | Adds a tilting screen, augmented reality head-up display, heated and ventilated front seats with memory, 50W wireless phone charging, 14 speakers |
| Deepal S05 electric | £37,990 | 68.8kWh battery, up to 303 miles in rear-wheel drive form |
Options listed by EV Powered include a panoramic sunroof for £1,000 (Max only), 20-inch alloy wheels for £800, a detachable tow bar for £700 and paint colours at £900 each, with Ganymede Grey free.
Changan UK’s own page shows “Launch Offer: from £32,990” with a footnote: “Advertised price includes £1,000 launch offer saving, available for Q4 2026 only.” Changan has not published the price after the offer ends, but the footnote implies £33,990 for the Pro from January unless the offer is extended. Some dealer pages may still show the electric S05’s “from £37,990” price, so make sure any quote you get is for the plug-in hybrid.
What are the specs?
Sources broadly agree on the hardware, though they express power differently. Changan’s release gives 190kW of system output, which is 255bhp (Auto Express) or 258hp (Electrifying). Changan says the engine produces 63kW and the electric motor 172kW; EV Powered’s report gives these the other way round.
| Specification | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol | Changan Europe |
| Battery | 18.4kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) | Changan UK |
| Electric range (WLTP) | Up to 62 miles | Changan UK |
| Total range (WLTP) | Up to 648 miles | Changan UK |
| Fuel economy, weighted | Up to 139mpg | Changan UK |
| Fuel economy, flat battery | 52.3mpg | Changan Europe |
| CO2 | 47g/km | Changan Europe |
| Charging | 11kW AC, 55kW DC | Changan Europe, Electrifying |
| 0 to 62mph | 7.9 seconds | Changan UK |
| Boot | 552 litres, 1,310 litres seats folded | Electrifying |
| Towing (braked) | 1,600kg | Electrifying |
Changan’s June release gave a total range of “over 621 miles”; its UK page now says up to 648 miles. The Car Expert reported the battery as 18kWh, but Changan’s own figure is 18.4kWh. Vehicle-to-load, which lets you power appliances from the battery, is standard.
The 55kW DC charging is standard on both trims. Changan says it takes the battery from 30 to 80% in as little as 15 minutes.
How much do the 62 electric miles cost?
This is where a plug-in hybrid earns its keep, or does not. We worked out the cost of covering 62 miles in four ways. Our inputs:
- Battery energy: we assume a full charge from the wall is 18.4kWh, the battery’s stated size. In practice, usable capacity is a little lower and charging losses add some back, so treat this as an estimate.
- Off-peak home charging: 6.66p per kWh on EDF GoElectric between 11pm and 6am, correct as of 1 October 2026.
- Standard home electricity: 26.32p per kWh, the Ofgem price cap average for October to December 2026.
- Public rapid charging: 79p per kWh, the Zapmap pay-as-you-go average for September 2026.
- Petrol: 174.07p per litre, the UK average on 26 October 2026 from the government’s weekly road fuel prices, at Changan’s 52.3mpg with a flat battery and at 46mpg, the middle of the 45 to 47mpg Electrifying’s tester expects in hybrid mode.
| How you power 62 miles | Price used | Cost for 62 miles | Cost per mile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home, EDF off-peak | 6.66p/kWh | £1.23 | 2.0p |
| Home, price cap rate | 26.32p/kWh | £4.84 | 7.8p |
| Public rapid charger | 79p/kWh | £14.54 | 23.4p |
| Petrol at 52.3mpg | 174.07p/litre | £9.38 | 15.1p |
| Petrol at 46mpg | 174.07p/litre | £10.67 | 17.2p |
Over a year, if you drive 6,000 miles on electricity (about 25 miles a day on 240 working days), that is roughly £119 on the off-peak rate, £469 at the price cap rate, or £908 if the same miles were done on petrol at 52.3mpg. Charging overnight on a cheap tariff saves about £789 a year on those miles.
Two points stand out. First, the saving depends on home charging, ideally on an off-peak EV tariff. Second, rapid charging is the most expensive way to run this car: at average pay-as-you-go prices, 62 miles from a rapid charger costs more than the same distance on petrol. The 55kW charging is handy for a quick top-up while you shop, but it is not a way to save money. Our guide to electric vs hybrid running costs covers the same trade-off in more detail.
Is it worth £5,000 less than the electric Deepal S05?
The electric S05 costs £37,990 with up to 303 miles of claimed range, as we report in our Avatr launch piece. Neither version qualifies for the Electric Car Grant: the government’s scheme covers zero emission cars priced at or under £37,000, so the plug-in hybrid is excluded because it has a petrol engine, and the electric S05 is over the price limit.
The £5,000 gap would buy petrol for about 33,000 miles at 52.3mpg and today’s average pump price. If the launch saving ends in January and the electric car’s price stays the same, the gap would narrow to £4,000, or about 26,400 miles of petrol.
So the plug-in hybrid makes most sense if you can charge at home, most of your trips are under 60 miles or so, and you want petrol as a fallback for long journeys without planning charging stops. If you can charge at home and rarely drive far, the electric S05 removes petrol costs altogether. If you cannot charge at home, neither is ideal, and a conventional hybrid may suit you better.
How does it compare with other plug-in hybrid SUVs?
The S05 PHEV lands in a crowded part of the market, where Chinese brands have pushed prices down. Rival prices below come from the sources shown and may have changed since; manufacturers’ own sites for BYD and Jaecoo did not list current prices for these versions when we checked.
| Model | Price from | Claimed electric range | Source and date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geely Starray EM-i | £29,990 | Up to 84 miles (Ultra) | EV Powered, January 2026 |
| Changan Deepal S05 PHEV | £32,990 | 62 miles | Changan UK, October 2026 |
| BYD Seal U DM-i | £33,205 (launch price) | 49.7 miles (FWD) | Motor1, June 2024 |
| Jaecoo 7 plug-in hybrid | £35,170 | Not given by Auto Express | Auto Express, October 2026 |
| Kia Sportage plug-in hybrid | £38,595 | Not given by Auto Express | Auto Express, October 2026 |
| Volkswagen Tiguan plug-in hybrid | £43,380 | Not given by Auto Express | Auto Express, October 2026 |
On these figures, the S05 undercuts the Jaecoo 7, which topped the UK sales chart in September, by £2,180 and the Kia Sportage by £5,605. Auto Express’s headline rounds that to £6,000. The Geely Starray EM-i is cheaper to buy and claims more electric range in its top version. Auto Express also notes that the MG HS plug-in hybrid claims 75 miles of electric range.
For context on how these brands are selling, see our reports on Chery’s four UK brands outselling Volkswagen and on Chinese brands leading UK leasing demand.
What do the first UK reviews say?
We have not driven the car. Electrifying scored it 7/10, listing “surprisingly decent range, strong value” as positives and “some of the tech is a bit fiddly, anonymous badge” as negatives. Its tester, on a cold, wet day in heavy traffic, said they were on track to match the 62-mile claim. They expected 45 to 47mpg in hybrid mode, below Changan’s 52.3mpg, and criticised the large headrests that limit rear visibility, speed limit recognition errors, the lack of a conventional instrument panel, and settings buried in submenus. Electrifying’s view was that the cheaper Pro trim is hard to justify unless your budget is tight, and it recommends paying more for the Max’s heated seats and head-up display.
Autocar, What Car? and Fleet News also published reviews on 26 October, but their full verdicts were behind paywalls or unavailable when we checked.
When can you get one, and what is the warranty?
Changan UK says the car is available to order and to test drive now. Auto Express reported first deliveries for late October, a little later than the September date Changan gave in June.
Changan UK lists a seven-year or 100,000-mile vehicle warranty and an eight-year or 124,000-mile battery warranty. Roadside assistance runs for up to three years: two from registration, with a third added if the second-year service is done at a Changan dealer.
Because Changan is a newer brand in the UK, check where your nearest dealer and service point are before you buy. Our report on the Skywell importer closure sets out sensible questions to ask any new brand.
Our view
The Deepal S05 PHEV is a sensibly priced plug-in hybrid with a useful 62-mile electric range and 55kW rapid charging as standard. Its value rests on home charging: on an off-peak tariff, everyday miles cost about 2p each, against about 15p on petrol. If you order before the end of December, the £1,000 launch saving applies; after that, compare it carefully with the Geely Starray EM-i and Jaecoo 7, and get a written price from the dealer.
How we test and where our numbers come from
Range figures are official WLTP combined values taken from manufacturer UK specification pages, with real-world estimates drawn from independent comparative testing. Prices are UK list prices at the time of the latest update. Tax, grant and charging-scheme figures come from GOV.UK and HMRC publications. We re-check every guide when pricing, specification or policy changes. Last checked 1 November 2026. How we work out our own figures.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Changan Deepal S05 plug-in hybrid?
The Pro costs £32,990 and the Max £34,990, according to EV Powered and Electrifying. Changan UK says its advertised price includes a £1,000 launch saving for the fourth quarter of 2026 only, so check the price with a dealer if you order after December.
How far can the Deepal S05 PHEV go on electricity?
Changan claims up to 62 miles on the WLTP test from its 18.4kWh battery, and up to 648 miles in total with a full tank. Expect less electric range in cold weather and at motorway speeds.
Can the Deepal S05 PHEV use a rapid charger?
Yes. It charges at up to 55kW DC, which Changan says takes the battery from 30 to 80% in as little as 15 minutes, and at up to 11kW AC. At average pay-as-you-go rapid prices, though, rapid charging costs more per mile than petrol.
Does the Deepal S05 PHEV get the Electric Car Grant?
No. The grant is for new zero emission cars priced at or under £37,000, and a plug-in hybrid has a petrol engine. The electric Deepal S05, at £37,990, is also above the price limit.
What warranty does the Deepal S05 PHEV have?
Changan UK lists a seven-year or 100,000-mile vehicle warranty, an eight-year or 124,000-mile battery warranty, and up to three years of roadside assistance, with the third year added if the second-year service is done at a Changan dealer.
Sources and further reading
- changaneurope.comChangan UKPrimary source referenced in this article.
- newsroom.changaneurope.comChangan expands the DEEPAL S05 lineup with a new high-efficiency plug-in hybridJune 2026 release: 63kW engine, 172kW motor, 190kW system output, 11kW AC and 55kW DC charging, 52.3mpg with a flat battery, 47g/km CO2, V2L and the original September UK timing.
- evpowered.co.ukItalian-designed Changan Deepal S05 Ultra PHEV pricing starts from £32,990Pro and Max prices, the £37,990 electric S05, trim equipment and option prices.
- autoexpress.co.ukNew Changan Deepal S05 PHEV undercuts Kia SportageLate October first deliveries, the £5,000 gap to the EV, and rival prices for the Jaecoo 7, Kia Sportage PHEV and Volkswagen Tiguan PHEV.
- electrifying.comChangan Deepal S05 Ultra PHEV Review & Buying Guide 20267/10 review of 26 October 2026: 11kW AC and 55kW DC charging, boot space, 1,600kg towing, 45 to 47mpg expected in hybrid mode, pros and cons.
- ofgem.gov.ukEnergy price cap: standing charges and unit rates by regionAverage electricity unit rate of 26.32p per kWh for 1 October to 31 December 2026.
- edfenergy.comEDF electric car tariffsGoElectric off-peak rate of 6.66p per kWh from 11pm to 6am, correct as of 1 October 2026.
- gov.ukWeekly road fuel pricesUK average unleaded petrol price of 174.07p per litre on 26 October 2026.
- zapmap.comZapmap charging price indexAverage pay-as-you-go rapid and ultra-rapid charging price of 79p per kWh in September 2026.
- gov.ukElectric Car Grant launchedThe grant covers new zero emission cars priced at or under £37,000.
- evpowered.co.ukGeely Starray PHEV priced from £29,990Geely Starray EM-i UK prices from January 2026 and its 84-mile maximum electric range.
- thecarexpert.co.ukChangan Deepal S05 line-up gains plug-in hybrid powerJune 2026 report giving the battery as 18kWh, shown where sources differ.
- motor1.comBYD unveils UK pricing for Seal U DM-i PHEVBYD Seal U DM-i launch prices and electric range from June 2024.
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