The brands with the longest electric car battery warranties in 2025

Over the past couple of years, electric vehicles have slowly become a permanent fixture on Australian roads. While a vast majority of new car buyers were hesitant in making the full electric transition, Australians are coming around.

Between 2023 and 2024, 161,829 EVs found new homes, and in 2025, the uptick in new battery-powered cars shows no signs of slowing down.

Still, electric powertrains are the newest kid on the automotive block, and though there’s enough data to estimate how long an electric vehicle battery can sustain peak capacity, range loss is often cited as a key consumer barrier.

In response to consumer concerns, various car makers are offering competitive battery warranties. To lend a helping hand, Drive has compiled a list of the car brands with the longest electric vehicle battery warranties in Australia.

Disclaimer: For this list, Drive considers a long electric vehicle battery warranty as any period that exceeds the industry standard eight-year/160,000km mark. Prices listed in this story are accurate as of June 17, 2025 and can be subject to change.

In August 2024, MG usurped Mitsubishi’s crown for the longest warranty coverage in Australia, with the former introducing a 10-year/250,000km (whichever comes first) warranty period, which includes EV batteries.

MG states the warranty period applies to all electric vehicles purchased and used privately. The car maker said models that are used commercially, like ubers and food couriers, are restricted to a seven-year/160,000km battery warranty period.

Unlike Mitsubishi, MG’s warranty coverage doesn’t require owners to service their vehicles through its dealer network.

It’s been a busy month for MG, with the car maker launching its luxury EV subsidiary dubbed ‘IM presented by MG Motor’ in June 2025.

Short for ‘Intelligence in Motion’, the IM range starts with the IM5 electric sedan and IM6 SUV. The IM electric line-up opens at the IM5 and IM6 Premium 75kWh rear-wheel-drive variants, with both models currently priced from $60,990 drive-away.

The IM presented by MG Motor range tops out at the flagship IM5 and IM6 Performance variants, which currently comes with a $80,990 drive-away sticker.

Geely’s entrance into Australia’s new car market proves the Chinese marque is looking to compete with everyone right out of the gate. Geely offers an eight-year/unlimited km warranty for its debut model in the EX5 mid-sized electric SUV.

While initial reports suggest the Geely EX5 could retail around the $50,000 mark like other Chinese rivals in the Leapmotor C10 (from $45,888) and the BYD Sealion 7 (from $54,990), Geely shocked the market by introducing the $40,990 entry price for the EX5, , making it the most affordable mid-sized SUV in Australia.

To attract more customers, Geely is currently offering an EOFY bonus on the EX5 electric SUV. The ‘Green light’ offer includes a $2000 trade-in bonus, a free home charging cable and the choice of either a $2000 gift card or complimentary five-year servicing.

The offer is available to eligible customers who purchase a new or demonstrator Model Year 2025 (MY25) Geely EX5 between June 1 and June 30, 2025.

Lei Li, Geely Auto Australia Chief Executive Officer, said the EOFY offer is geared towards consumers who might be hesitant to make the jump to electric for their next car.

“More Australians are considering switching to electric – not just for sustainability but for lifestyle, technology, and cost-of-ownership reasons,” Li said.

“Our EOFY offer is all about giving buyers the green light to take the leap by first alleviating the hurdle of selling privately, and easing concerns around charging and servicing,” he added.

In the case of the GWM’s only electric offering, the Ora hatchback, the Chinese marque offers an eight-year/unlimited km battery warranty coverage.

As part of its EOFY sale, GWM is offering drive-away pricing on the Ora Standard and Extended range.

Depending on where you live, eligible customers can receive up to a $4000 discount on the electric hatch, with the Ora Extended hatch priced from $36,990 – down from $40,990 on the MY24 variant – drive-away in Victoria.

Meanwhile, the GWM Ora Standard Range is priced from $33,990 drive-away in Victoria, a $2000 reduction in comparison to the $35,990 price on MY24 models.

LDV joins Tesla as the only EV car maker with separate battery warranty coverage for specific models.

In the case of LDV, its longest battery warranty period spans eight years/250,000km for its electric eDeliver 7 and eDeliver9 commercial vans, while the Mifa 9 people mover is backed by an eight-year/200,000km battery warranty coverage.

For reference, the LDV eDeliver 7 van range opens with the entry-level eDeliver 7 SWB, which is priced from $67,358 before on-road costs. The line-up extends to the flagship eDeliver 6 LWB, which carries a recommended retail price of $73,674.

Additionally, the LDV eT60 dual-cab ute – the first battery-powered ute in Australia – comes with an eight year/160,000km warranty for its battery.

The LDV eT60 is available in one rear-wheel-drive variant, with the battery-powered dual-cab ute starting from $92,990 before on-road costs.

Deepal is one of the newest kids on the scene, and its debut model, the electric S07, comes with an eight-year/240,000km warranty coverage for its battery.

While the medium electric SUV is normally priced from $53,900 before on-road costs, the Chinese marque is currently offering an EOFY special, with a MY24 S07 in a lunar grey finish available from $49,990 drive-away.

The offer extends to all new Deepal S07 SUVs sold between May 5 to June 30, 2025, with deliveries estimated to arrive by July 16, 2025. To sweeten the deal, Deepal is also throwing in a complimentary one-year charging subscription across all Evie public charging networks.

British sports car maker Lotus offers an eight year/200,000km battery warranty on its two battery-powered models in Australia. The Lotus Eletre large SUV is available in three forms, with the base-spec variant coming in at $189,990 before on-road costs.

One grade above sits the mid-trim Lotus Eletre S, which starts from $229,990 before it tops out at the flagship Lotus Eletre R, which carries a starting retail sticker of $279,990.

Meanwhile, the Lotus Emeya electric sedan opens at $189,990 for its entry-level form, with the mid-spec Emeya S costing $20,000 extra at $209,990 before on-road costs. The electric Lotus sedan tops out at the Emeya R Sedan, which is priced from $259,990.

Ethan Cardinal graduated with a Journalism degree in 2020 from La Trobe University and has been working in the fashion industry as a freelance writer prior to joining Drive in 2023. Ethan greatly enjoys investigating and reporting on the cross sections between automotive, lifestyle and culture. Ethan relishes the opportunity to explore how deep cars are intertwined within different industries and how they could affect both casual readers and car enthusiasts.

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