- BYD has unveiled the second generation of its industry-leading Blade EV battery, which the company says is the world’s ‘most advanced’ power battery.
- At the event, BYD also revealed its latest FLASH public charger, which will support charging speeds of up to 1,500kW – which the Blade Battery 2.0 will be able to fully support.
- By the end of 2026, BYD will roll out 20,000 FLASH chargers across China, with an international rollout of these ultra-fast charging stations also planned.
BYD set to bring five minute charging to the mainstream
While some of the ultra-rapid public charging infrastructure already on the market is enough to fully charge up an EV after a coffee and toilet break, the ability for electric vehicles to recharge on the move in a similar time that it takes to fill up a petrol or diesel tank has long been seen as another opportunity to break down another potential barrier towards EV adoption.
BYD seems to have cracked that objective, revealing new photos and details of its FLASH charger – which has become the world’s fastest mass-produced EV charger, with speeds of up to 1,500kW available. With an EV that can support such speeds, a 10% to 70% recharge could take place in as little as five minutes, whilst a 10% to 97% recharge would take as little as nine minutes.
Its latest generation of EV batteries, Blade Battery 2.0, has also been launched, which will support such charging speeds.
BYD’s FLASH charging is already a reality in China, with over 4,200 stations already rolled out across the China along with a multitude of BYD models which support the ultra-rapid charging speeds. BYD plans to bring the technology around the world, with overseas rollouts planned. In Europe, the first model expected to support FLASH charging speeds will be the DENZA Z9GT, expected to arrive in Europe later this year.
Diego Pareschi, Director of EV Charging for BYD, wrote an article for us earlier this year giving more detail on how the FLASH Charge system works. You can read that article, here.
