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Article: China’s BYD looks to make electric vehicle charging as fast as filling up with petrol

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Chinese EV maker BYD has unveiled its new Blade Battery 2.0, which it claims is the world's fastest-charging mass-produced battery. The battery can charge from 10% to 70% in five minutes and performs well even in extreme cold weather.

The company's chairman stated that ultra-fast charging is the solution to range anxiety, aiming to replicate the convenience of refueling a petrol car. To support this, BYD plans to build a network of 20,000 high-power "flash charging" stations across China by the end of this year.

The main topics covered are BYD's new fast-charging battery technology, the strategy to alleviate EV range anxiety, and the planned expansion of ultra-fast charging infrastructure.

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2026-03-06 03:15

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China’s BYD looks to make electric vehicle charging as fast as filling up with petrol
Company says its new Blade Battery 2.0 can be charged from 10 per cent to 70 per cent in 5 minutes
Leading Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD has unveiled a new-generation battery featuring charging speeds that the company says can rival a refill at a petrol station.
BYD’s Blade Battery 2.0, launched on Thursday, can be charged from 10 per cent to 70 per cent in five minutes, and to 97 per cent in nine minutes, which the company said was the world’s fastest charging speed for a mass-manufactured unit.
Even in extreme weather, with temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit), it will only take 12 minutes to charge from 20 per cent to 97 per cent, BYD said.
BYD chairman Wang Chuanfu said the industry’s current solution to range anxiety relied on building larger batteries and more charging stations, which led to a waste of resources without addressing the underlying problem.
“The only way out is to make charging as fast and convenient as refuelling a gas car,” Wang said at a live-streamed launch event. “Once we replicate that refuelling experience, these anxieties will vanish.”
Wang said the company would build a network of 20,000 “flash charging” stations equipped with the latest technology across China by the end of this year, with 18,000 to be incorporated within existing facilities. The charging stations can hit a peak output of 1,500kW, BYD said.