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Iulian Dnistran

Frozen To -22 Degrees, BYD’s New EV Just Charged To 97% In Only 12 Minutes

  • China’s BYD wants to show people that its new Flash charging tech doesn’t just make good headlines.
  • The company deep-froze a Denza Z9GT luxury EV for 24 hours at -22°F.
  • Then, the car’s second-generation Blade Battery was fast-charged at 1,500 kilowatts.

China’s BYD made plenty of headlines when it debuted its second-generation Blade Battery and latest-generation Flash chargers. When combined, the two can make EV charging basically as fast as getting gas, with up to 1,500 kilowatts going from the DC fast charger to the lithium iron phosphate (LFP) pack.

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