Deepal S05 price in Pakistan, and how its range-extender works

Park a Deepal S05 outside the house and sooner or later a neighbour will ask why an electric car has a fuel cap. Fair question. There's a small petrol engine under the bonnet, but it never turns the wheels — its one job is to make electricity when the battery runs low. It's Changan's range-extender, built in Karachi by Master Changan Motors, and the Deepal S05 price in Pakistan was set at Rs 9.999 million. That makes it one of the cheapest ways into a plug-in SUV here.

Most people haven't driven a range-extender before, so we start with how one behaves on the road. Everything else, from the cost per kilometre to the charging habits, follows from that.

An electric car that carries its own generator

It drives like an EV, all the time. Because the wheels are driven only by the motor, you get the instant, quiet pull of an electric car whether the battery is full or nearly empty. When the charge drops, the 1.5-litre engine starts and runs as a generator. You'll hear it, but you won't feel gear changes or the engine taking over.

That's the difference from a plug-in hybrid like BYD's Sealion 6, where the engine can drive the wheels directly. Our PHEV vs EV guide compares the three types.

We like that it drives on electricity all the time, with no range anxiety, at about Rs 11.5 a km on home power.

Deepal S05 price in Pakistan, and the single version sold here

Master Changan announced the S05 at Rs 9,999,000 in October 2025, with bookings at Rs 2 million (PakWheels, October 2025; OLX, November 2025). ProPakistani later described that as an introductory price valid until 31 January 2026 (ProPakistani, January 2026). PakWheels still listed the S05 at Rs 9,999,000 ex-factory in October 2026, but its page was last updated in October 2025 (PakWheels). We couldn't find a newer official price list, so confirm the current figure with a dealer before you budget.

There's one version, the S05 REEV Premium. Abroad, Deepal also sells a fully electric S05 with a 56 or 68.8 kWh battery (CnEVPost, August 2026), but Pakistan gets only the range-extender (Wikipedia), and we found no announcement of the EV version for this market.

Sources: PakWheels, October 2025 for power, WLTP ranges and charging; PakWheels specifications for the NEDC range, tank, plug and warranty; Daily Times, February 2026 for production.

Being built here counts for something. It's assembled locally by a company that says it has more than 65,000 customers here (per Daily Times), which should help with parts and service. PakWheels lists a long battery warranty of 8 years or 240,000 km, and V2L output of up to 6.6 kW is useful during load-shedding.

Battery kilometres first, generator kilometres after

How far it goes on the battery depends whose test you read. PakWheels lists 170 km on NEDC, and ProPakistani's delivery report gives the same upper figure. The WLTP figure is 145 km in PakWheels' launch report, though Wikipedia gives 155 km. In daily use, with a Karachi summer's AC running and stop-start traffic on Shahrah-e-Faisal, we'd plan on 110–130 km, though that's our estimate rather than a test. On the motorway at 120 km/h, expect less.

With the generator running, the claimed total is just over 1,000 km. Speed, load and heat will change that a lot, but it means a trip up the M-2 needs no charging stop at all.

Plug, fast charger or generator: what each kilometre costs

Changan doesn't publish a Pakistan consumption figure, so we worked one out. Spread 27.28 kWh over the 145 km WLTP range and you get about 18.8 kWh per 100 km, which we round to 19. For the generator, the WLTP figures imply about 19.3 km/L, or roughly 867 km from 45 litres once the battery's 145 km is used. PakWheels lists 20–24 km/L, which looks optimistic for Pakistani conditions.

At October 2026 prices, this is roughly what 100 km costs.

• Home charging, Rs 55 a unit all-in plus 10 percent charging loss: about Rs 1,150 per 100 km. Rs 55 is our all-in rate with taxes, worked out in the charging cost guide.
• Public DC at Rs 115 per kWh: about Rs 2,185 per 100 km.
• The generator, at about 19.3 km/L and Rs 377.71 a litre (24–26 October 2026, per a Petroleum Division notification reported by Investify): about Rs 1,960 per 100 km. If you see 15 km/L, that becomes about Rs 2,520.
• A Changan Oshan X7 1.5T, the petrol SUV from the same showroom, at 12 km/L, the middle of the 10–14 km/L PakWheels lists (PakWheels, October 2026): about Rs 3,150 per 100 km.

Petrol prices move almost daily, so recheck before you rely on these.

The surprise is the middle of that chart. At typical public DC prices, fast charging an S05 can cost slightly more per km than letting the generator run. So DC makes sense when you're in a hurry or want to keep the engine quiet. It won't save you money.

Why the plug at home matters most

The real saving comes from the plug at home. A 50 km day costs about Rs 575 on home electricity against about Rs 980 on the generator. On a 100 km day the gap is about Rs 1,150 against Rs 1,960. A 200 km trip, with about 110 km on the battery and the rest on the generator, comes to roughly Rs 3,030, against about Rs 6,300 in the Oshan X7.

If your daily driving stays under 100 km, you might go weeks without the engine starting. Ask the dealer what the manual advises for long spells on battery alone, since petrol left in the tank for months isn't ideal in any car.

Living with 6.6 kW on AC

At home it's no problem. On AC, the S05 accepts 6.6 kW, a touch under what a 7 kW single-phase wallbox can deliver, so a bigger wallbox won't help. By our sum (energy × 1.1 ÷ 6.6), it takes about 2 hours 45 minutes for 20–80 percent, about 4 hours for 10–100 percent as in the chart above, and about 4 hours 30 minutes from empty. The wiring and sanctioned-load side is in our home wallbox guide.

On DC, the peak is 54.5 kW through CCS2, the usual public connector here. Reports differ on how long that takes, either 30–80 percent in about 20 minutes (PakWheels, October 2025) or 10–80 percent in 25 minutes (PakWheels specifications).

Where the AC limit does bite is away from home, since 6.6 kW AC is fine at home but slow on a short public stop. Two hours plugged into a host's 7 kW unit puts about 12 kWh into the battery, or roughly 60 km of driving. That's handy for apartment dwellers with no plug in the basement who can charge near the office instead. On EVDost those host chargers can be sorted by best price or by distance, and choosing the S05 as your car brings up a cost estimate for each. Find a charger.

Rivals to drive alongside it

If you're open to a full EV instead, our electric car price list covers the main models on sale. These are the three we'd look at alongside the S05.

• The BYD Sealion 6 is BYD's plug-in hybrid SUV, due for local assembly from late 2026, with no price yet. Its battery is smaller, reported at about 18.3 kWh, though that isn't final.
• The Jaecoo J7 PHEV costs Rs 9.999 million after a cut on 14 September 2026 (ProPakistani, September 2026), with 90 km on WLTP (PakWheels, April 2026). Our Jaecoo J7 PHEV guide has the details.
• The BYD Atto 3 is a full EV at Rs 8.99 million with a 49.92 kWh battery, worth a look if you never leave the city (ProPakistani, June 2026). Covered in our Atto 3 guide.

Does your driving suit a range-extender?

First, know what's still missing. The weak spots are mostly things we can't pin down. The price we can confirm is a launch offer, so the current figure needs checking. Changan hasn't published a fuel figure for generator running, which leaves real costs on long trips as an estimate. There's only one trim, with no fully electric version here. Before you book, ask the dealer to confirm the Deepal S05 price in Pakistan in writing. The figure we can verify is still the launch offer.

We think the S05 suits a family that drives 40–100 km on most days, can charge at home, and wants to go to Murree or the village without hunting for fast chargers. If all your driving is in town and you have a reliable plug, a full EV is simpler. If you can't plug in at all, the S05 still works, but you'll be paying generator prices most of the time.

Sources

• PakWheels, Deepal S05 price announced (October 2025): pakwheels.com
• OLX, Deepal S05 price and booking (November 2025): olx.com.pk
• ProPakistani, Deepal S05 enters delivery (January 2026): propakistani.pk
• PakWheels, Deepal S05 listing and specifications: overview, specifications
• Daily Times, S05 volume production (February 2026): dailytimes.com.pk
• CnEVPost, updated S05 in China (August 2026): cnevpost.com
• Wikipedia, Deepal S05: en.wikipedia.org
• Investify, petrol price from 24 October 2026: investify.pk
• PakWheels, Changan Oshan X7 prices and fuel average (October 2026): pakwheels.com
• PakWheels, plug-in hybrids in Pakistan (April 2026): pakwheels.com
• ProPakistani, Jaecoo J7 price cut (September 2026): propakistani.pk
• ProPakistani, BYD prices after the budget (June 2026): propakistani.pk