From InsideEVs.
Ask someone who drives a gasoline-powered car why they wouldn’t want to get an electric one, and you’re almost certain to hear this answer: they take way too long to charge. Well, send those friends this video.
They’re not even entirely wrong. Even though DC fast charging times are getting shorter and shorter for modern electric vehicles, they can seem totally unacceptable for anyone who’s used to fueling a gas-powered car in a matter of minutes—and that still describes most people in this country.To counter this, the Chinese carmaking giant BYD, which recently surpassed Tesla in EV sales, came up with an idea so ambitious that it almost sounds impossible. Engineers sought to cut EV fast-charging down to five minutes—roughly what it takes to fill up a gas-powered car.
When BYD announced that it had actually pulled this off with some of its latest EVs, the development made headlines all over the world. It’s called Megawatt charging because it delivers 1,000 kilowatts of energy at 1,000 volts, which is twice as powerful as the fastest chargers we have here in the United States. And BYD claims its new electric sedan, the Han L, can gain almost 250 miles (400 kilometers) of range in just five minutes with this setup.
We almost didn’t believe it. So while we were in China for the Shanghai Auto Show, we knew we had to see it for ourselves. And after a flight to Beijing for a technical briefing and demonstration, to which InsideEVs was the sole Western outlet invited, we can confirm that five-minute fast-charging is very real. We filmed it all to prove that it’s successful.
Read more on our site here:
I Tried BYD’s 5-Minute EV Fast Charging. It’s A True Game-Changer
https://insideevs.com/news/758625/byd-megawatt-charging-demo-china
00:00 – Introduction
00:40 – Megawatt Charging Specs
01:25 – 400v VS 800v VS 1000V
02:50 – Dual Gun Charging
03:14 – 13% to 25% in 60 seconds
04:13 – BYD Automated Driving
04:46 – Megawatt Charging Test
05:08 – 5% to 50% in 4 Minutes
05:18 – 428kW Charging Speed
05:50 – Megawatt Charging Test Specs
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