Typical lead time
1–3 days
Call-out fee
None inside this area
Report turnaround
Inside 24 hours
Most inspected here
Tesla Model 3, MG ZS EV, Nissan Leaf
Local knowledge
Buying an EV in Geelong?
The price gap to Melbourne is real, and so is the travel. We inspect the car where it sits, send the written report inside 24 hours and call you to walk through it — which is usually the difference between one trip down the highway and three.
Plenty of Geelong EVs commute the Princes Freeway, so kilometres run high. Highway kilometres are the kindest kind for a battery — steady speeds, few cold starts, little fast charging — so a 100,000km commuter here can easily test better than a low-kilometre city car. Only measurement proves it either way.
Down the coast at Torquay and Ocean Grove, salt becomes the issue: corrosion around subframes, fasteners and high-voltage connector housings. We check for it as standard on coastal cars.
Related: Salt and corrosion on coastal EVs · Do kilometres matter on a used EV?
All Melbourne areasSuburbs we cover
Every inspection is fully mobile — we come to the car. Anywhere else around Geelong or the Surf Coast, just ask — there is no call-out fee inside the area.
What we see here
What the Geelong market rewards.
A price gap worth checking
Same car, lower number than Melbourne. Worth the inspection precisely because the saving is real enough to act on.
Highway kilometres
Steady freeway running is gentle on a pack. High odometer readings here often hide healthier batteries than city cars show.
Coastal exposure
Torquay and Ocean Grove cars get the corrosion check — fasteners, subframes and HV connector housings.
Geelong questions
Asked locally.
More answers on the FAQ page, or call 0494 799 677.
New to EVs? Start with the battery health guide and the used EV checklist.
Do you charge extra to come to Geelong?
No. Geelong and the Surf Coast sit inside our Melbourne service area, with the same package pricing and no call-out fee.
I’m in Melbourne buying a car in Geelong. How does that work?
We deal with the seller directly, book the access, inspect the car where it sits and send the written report inside 24 hours, then ring you to talk it through. You do not need to attend, and most of our Geelong clients do not.
Are high-kilometre commuter EVs a problem?
Usually less of one than buyers expect. Freeway kilometres involve steady speeds, few cold starts and less fast charging, all of which are gentle on a battery. We give you the measured state of health so the odometer stops being the deciding number.
Do you cover Torquay and Ocean Grove?
Yes. Both are inside the area, and coastal cars get an added corrosion check around fasteners, subframes and high-voltage connector housings.
Nearby areas