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China Automaker Turns Heads With EV it Says Charges in 5 Minutes Print 🖨 Here’s how BYD’s Super e-Platform stack up against the competition Chinese automaker BYD Co. is turning heads with claims that it’s developed an electric-vehicle (EV) platform it says will enable drivers to charge an EV in roughly the same time it takes to refuel a gasoline car. From “more features for no more price” and “smart driving for all,” BYD can now add “charging as fast as refuelling” to its marketing slogans, potentially helping it to capture more share from legacy automakers and more direct rivals like Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. Get the Latest US Focused Energy News Delivered to You! It's FREE: Quick Sign-Up Here How does BYD’s new system work and compare to rivals’ offerings? BYD showcased the upgrade to its EVs (the Shenzhen-based automaker also makes hybrid cars) at an event Monday evening in China. The so-called Super e-Platform features flash-charging batteries, a 30,000 RPM motor and new silicon carbide power chips. In layman’s terms, what this means is that BYD’s cars can achieve a charging power of one megawatt and a peak charging speed of two kilometres per second, according to the company, ma…

BYD unveils battery system that charges EVs in five minutes BYD Co. unveiled a new system for electric cars that the Chinese automaker says will allow them to charge almost as fast as it takes a regular car to refuel. Recommended Video BYD’s new battery and charging system was capable of providing 470 kilometers (292 miles) of range in 5 minutes in tests on its new Han L sedan, Chairman and founder Wang Chuanfu said Monday. The manufacturer will start selling vehicles with the new technology next month. Being able to charge a car in the time it takes a combustion engine vehicle to pull in and out of a gas station could convince drivers who aren’t willing to make lengthy stops to go electric. The new platform, which will underpin many of its future electric vehicles, could provide another boost for BYD, which has come from behind to rival Tesla Inc. as the world’s top EV seller. It requires new charging infrastructure that the Chinese company has pledged to set up. Read More: Tesla Is Flailing in China and BYD’s Rapid Rise Is to Blame The speeds would be comfortably ahead of Tesla’s Superchargers, which can add up to 275 kilometers of range in 15 minutes. Tesla, however, has a much…

BYD's Five-Minute Charges Turning Heads in EV Industry Article Chinese automaker BYD Co. is turning heads with claims that it’s developed an electric-vehicle platform it says will enable drivers to charge an EV in roughly the same time it takes to refuel a gasoline car. From “more features for no more price” and “smart driving for all,” BYD can now add “charging as fast as refueling” to its marketing slogans, potentially helping it to capture more share from legacy automakers and more direct rivals like Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. How does BYD’s new system work and compare to rivals’ offerings? BYD showcased the upgrade to its EVs (the Shenzhen-based automaker also makes hybrid cars) at an event Monday evening in China. The so-called Super e-Platform features flash-charging batteries, a 30,000 RPM motor and new silicon carbide power chips. In layman’s terms, what this means is that BYD’s cars can achieve a charging power of one megawatt and a peak charging speed of two kilometers per second, according to the company, making it the fastest system of its type for mass-produced vehicles and allowing for 400 kilometers of range to be added in just five minutes of charging. That’s more or l…

China’s new battery tech set to turbocharge EVs, energy storage Next-generation Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) batteries that charge in minutes are expected to add fuel to global sales of the country’s carmakers. An EV battery that goes from a 10 per cent to a 98 per cent charge in under six-and-a-half minutes was the star of the Super Technology Day event staged in Beijing in April by the world’s biggest producer of batteries for EVs, Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL). Earlier, the world’s leading EV maker, Shenzhen-based BYD, unveiled a battery...

BYD Claims Five-Minute EV Charging with New Battery Tech Charging your EV as quickly as filling your gas tank? That’s the goal, right? The brass ring, the tipping point that surely will make electric vehicles as compelling a choice, if not more so, than their internal-combustion counterparts. We’ve yet to get very close. But Chinese automaker BYD may have figured it out. It says it has developed a new battery and charging system designed to dramatically cut electric-vehicle charging times, allowing for electric “fill-ups” in as little as five minutes. The company unveiled its second-generation Blade Battery alongside a 1,500-kW charging system called FLASH Charging. Put together and in optimal conditions, BYD says the technologies allow compatible vehicles to recharge from 10% to 70% in about five minutes and from 10% to 97% in roughly nine. Even in subzero temperatures the system can charge a battery from 20% to 97% in about 12 minutes. Wang Chuanfu, chairman and president of BYD, said during the unveiling that automakers must address lingering concerns about charging speed and reliability if EV adoption is to expand further. BYD says the Blade Battery 2.0 improves both charg…