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BYD announces charging tech that’s twice as fast as Tesla’s (www.theverge.com)

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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has revealed new fast-charging tech that can add 400km (249 miles) of range from a five minute charge. With the announcement, BYD has also promised to make a major investment in charging infrastructure, building over 4,000 of the new fast chargers across China.

The “Super e-Platform” tech is capable of charging at peak speeds of 1,000kW, double the fastest Tesla V4 superchargers, which will peak at 500kW when they roll out this year. The faster charging tech is initially available in two new vehicles, the Han L sedan and Tang L SUV, which start at 270,000 yuan (around $37,330).

“In order to completely solve our users’ charging anxiety, we have been pursuing a goal to make the charging time of electric vehicles as short as the refuelling time of petrol vehicles,” BYD founder Wang Chuanfu said from a Shenzhen launch event. “This is the first time in the industry that the unit of megawatt has been achieved on charging power.”

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

If 500 kW didn’t put plenty of stress on the grid, 1 MW surely will. How about you install a some capacitors in each charging station to balance the load?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I have no idea how the Chinese grid holds up but it wouldn’t surprise me if they did well because they’re not allergic to central planning.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

https://www.energy-storage.news/worlds-largest-30mw-flywheel-energy-storage-project-connects-to-grid-in-china/

Things like this maybe? I haven't seen any performance days but it's a cool project

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I’ve never heard of flywheel energy storage before. This is so cool, thanks!

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