Nine minutes is barely enough time to grab a coffee and enjoy it, but that’s how long BYD says it takes to charge its new seven-seat ATTO 8 electric SUV from 10 to 97 per cent. It’s the headline claim for the Chinese brand’s new flagship, which has been unveiled at the Paris Motor Show ahead of European sales early next year.
The ATTO 8 introduces BYD’s second-generation Blade Battery to Europe, bringing with it the company’s new Flash Charging tech. There’s a sizeable 115kWh battery on board, yet BYD says it can be charged from 10 to 70 per cent in just five minutes. Even in temperatures as low as -30°C, the company claims a charge from 20 to 97 per cent takes only 12 minutes.
