On March 17, BYD released the 10C megawatt charging stations suitable for passenger electric cars with the 1000V high-voltage system. They can charge 400 km of range in 5 minutes. The company’s chairman Wang Chuanfu announced that BYD will establish over four thousand megawatt charging stations across China.
BYD was often criticized for its slow DC charging function. Despite being safe, BYD’s Blade LFP batteries took longer to charge than ternary NMC packs from other manufacturers. The world’s biggest NEV maker decided to change it. As a result, the company prepared to launch its first vehicles based on the 1000V high-voltage system. To match these BEVs, BYD officially released the 1000 kW charger. It is called a “Megawatt Flash Charger.”
BYD 1000 kW charger & battery
BYD released the world’s first charger with 1000V and 1000A. It has a peak charging power of 1000 kW or 1 MW. Thanks to this insane number, the BYD’s pile supports the 10C charging. It can charge 400 km in 5 minutes. It is two kilometers in one second! During the live test, this station reached the 1 MW level of power in 10 seconds (while charging Han L EV and Tang L EV). The car’s charging time from 7% to 50% was just 4.5 minutes.
The BYD Megawatt Flash Charger is the most powerful passenger car pile in the industry. Its core rivals also show impressive performance. However, they still lag behind:
- Tesla V4: 500 kW.
- Li Auto 5C: 520 kW.
- NIO Power: 640 kW.
- Xpeng S5: 800 kW
Of course, the testing car was equipped with the BYD’s latest battery with a 1500V silicon-carbide power module. Thanks to this element, the battery can effectively discharge. As a result, BYD Han L EV 4WD and Tang L EV 4WD with this system on board have a 580 kW electric motor in the rear axle. This e-motor can reach 30,511 rpm. The car’s power-to-weight ratio is 16.4 kW/kg (22 hp/kg). On 30,000 rpm, this electric motor still has 524 kW of power.
As a result, a BYD-branded EV with the latest technology can speed up to 100 km/h in a 2-second range. Moreover, they can repeatedly speed up to 100 km/h more than 70 times. The car’s top speed is over 300 km/h (Han L EV’s top speed is 305 km/h).
