Skywell Skywell ET5: range, price, specs and where it is sold
Facts checked
The Skywell ET5 is a mid-size battery-electric SUV, revealed in October 2020 and on sale from July 2021. It is built by Skyworth Auto, a venture between the Nanjing bus maker Skywell (开沃) and the consumer-electronics group Skyworth (创维). The Chinese-market car was renamed Skyworth EV6 in April 2021 after that rebranding; export markets kept the Skywell name, and the United Kingdom sells it as the Skywell BE11.
It is 4,698 mm long on a 2,800 mm wheelbase with a single 150 kW motor. Three packs have been published: 55 kWh rated at 410 km NEDC, 72 kWh at 520 km NEDC or 400 km WLTP, and an 86 kWh pack from the 2023 model year at 620 km CLTC or 489 km WLTP. The gap between the NEDC, CLTC and WLTP figures for the same car is the reason each number here names its cycle.
The Chinese launch on 27 July 2021 ran from RMB 152,800 to RMB 249,800. Israel took the car in October 2021, Romania in December 2021 and Poland in April 2022; the United Kingdom followed in 2024, and the German importer Elaris sells it as the Elaris Beo. In May 2024 Skyworth Auto signed a ten-year agreement with Saudi Arabia's KAG whose first five-year phase was valued at RMB 10 billion.
Key facts
| Name in Chinese | 创维EV6 “chwahng-WAY EE-vee-six” 创维 is the Chinese name of the Skyworth electronics group: 创 'to create' and 维 'to maintain, to hold together' |
|---|---|
| Brand | Skywell |
| Body | SUV, segment D |
| Powertrain | Battery-electric |
| Launched | China 2021; export 2021 |
| Headline output | 150 kW |
| Battery | 55 kWh, 72 kWh or 86 kWh |
| Dimensions | 4,698 × 1,908 × 1,696 mm, wheelbase 2,800 mm |
What it is called where
The same car carries different names in different markets. This is the crosswalk, so a reader who knows one name can find the other.
| Market | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| China | 天美ET5 (Skywell ET5) | the 2020–2021 Chinese name |
| China | 创维EV6 (Skyworth EV6) | the Chinese name from April 2021 |
| Export markets | Skywell ET5 | |
| United Kingdom | Skywell BE11 | |
| Germany | Elaris Beo | importer rebadge |
| Israel | Skywell ET5 |
Range
| Range | Cycle | Variant |
|---|---|---|
| 410 km NEDC | NEDC | 55 kWh |
| 520 km NEDC | NEDC | 72 kWh |
| 400 km WLTP | WLTP | 72 kWh |
| 489 km WLTP | WLTP | 86 kWh |
| 620 km CLTC | CLTC | 86 kWh |
Price
| Where | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| China | CNY 152,800 as of | launch price of the Skyworth EV6 on 27 July 2021; four versions ran to RMB 249,800 |
A Chinese sticker price is not what the same car costs abroad: tariffs, specification and local taxes all differ. The price translator converts it at a stored rate and says so.
Where the Skywell ET5 is sold
| Market | Status | Since | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Sold | July 2021 | |
| Israel | Sold | October 2021 | |
| Romania | Sold | December 2021 | |
| Poland | Sold | April 2022 | |
| United Kingdom | Sold | 2024 | sold as the Skywell BE11 |
| Germany | Sold | sold by the importer Elaris as the Elaris Beo | |
| United States | Never sold |
Crash-test results
No NCAP result is recorded for the Skywell ET5. That means no published result was found on a testing body's own site — not that the car was tested and failed, and not that it was never tested.
Skywell Skywell ET5: questions people ask
- Is the Skywell ET5 the same car as the Skywell BE11?
- Yes. BE11 is the name used in the United Kingdom; ET5 is the export name elsewhere, and the Chinese-market car is the Skyworth EV6.
- How far does the Skywell ET5 go?
- 400 km on WLTP with the 72 kWh pack and 489 km with the 86 kWh pack. Chinese figures for the same packs are 520 km NEDC and 620 km CLTC — different, less demanding tests.
- Why is it called Skyworth in China?
- The car business was rebranded from 天美 (Tiānměi) to 创维 (Skyworth) in April 2021, after the consumer-electronics group that partners the bus maker Skywell in the venture. Export markets kept the Skywell name.
- What did the Skywell ET5 cost in China?
- It launched on 27 July 2021 as the Skyworth EV6 at RMB 152,800, with four versions running to RMB 249,800.
- Where is the Skywell ET5 sold?
- China, Israel, Romania, Poland, the United Kingdom and Germany, among others. It is not sold in the United States.
Related
Sources for the Skywell Skywell ET5
- CnEVPost, Appliance maker Skyworth unveils new model, priced from $23,500. Read . RMB 152,800–249,800 launch pricing for the Skyworth EV6
- CnEVPost, Skyworth Auto signs $1.38 billion deal with Saudi Arabia's KAG. Read . ten-year agreement, first phase valued at RMB 10 billion
- Wikipedia, Skywell ET5. Read . dimensions, pack sizes, NEDC/WLTP/CLTC figures, the 2021 rebranding, export markets and the Elaris Beo badge; finding aid