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BYD launches battery that can charge EVs in 5 minutes

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March 19, 2025

Chinese automaker BYD has become the first in the world to unveil a commercial battery for electric vehicles that is capable of charging in roughly the same amount of time as it takes to fill up a fuel tank.

- ANTHONY CUTHBERTSON

BYD launches battery that can charge EVs in 5 minutes

BYD’s new Super E-Platform offers 1,000kW charge speeds, which is four times quicker than the 250kW charging rates of Tesla superchargers. These speeds can offer a range of up to 400km (249 miles) in just five minutes of charging. During a live stream event at the company’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China, BYD said mass production of the new technology would “completely solve users’ range anxiety when travelling”.

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