BYD Reveals 1000 kW Charger That’s As Fast As Filling Up Gas

BYD’s current lithium-iron-phophate (LFP) Blade Batteries are world-renowned for their safety and durability, but compared to lithium-ion nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) batteries that are used in every other EV, LFP batteries charge slower. That’s set to change with BYD’s upcoming wave ultra-fast chargers and new electric vehicles (EVs).

1,000 kW Of Charging Power

With the new “Megawatt Flash Charger”, BYD is showcasing to the world an ultra-fast DC charger that delivers a charge rate of up to 1,000 kW. That’s more than twice that of what today’s fastest-charging EVs like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and can accept. The Ioniq 5’s 800-volt architecture accepts up to 350 kW in DC, which is already ahead of a lot of EVs in 2025. That’s good enough for its 84 kWh in the 2025 facelifted model to reach from 10 to 80 percent in just 18 minutes, so just imagine what kind of charging speed you can do with 1,000 kW.

Oh, but of course, BYD has a time for that. The 1,000 kW (or 1 MW) charger can add 400 km of range in just 5 minutes, or 2 kilometers per second. In BYD’s live demonstration video (via CarNewsChina), the new Han L executive sedan was able to charge from seven to 50 percent in just 4.5 minutes.

And EVs With A 1,000-Volt Platform

But these fast chargers will be futile if the EVs can’t support such a charging speed, right? That’s where BYD’s new generation Han L and Tang L come in. As a successor to the current Han midsize luxury sedan and Tang midsize luxury SUV, these two vehicles form the Dynasty Series. For reference, the Ocean Series is composed of the Atto 3 electric compact SUV, the Sealion 6 DM-i plug-in hybrid SUV, and the Seal electric sports sedan, just to name a few.

What these two new EVs tout are their 1,000-volt architectures, once again making this one of the most sophisticated EVs in the market today. The 1,000-volt architectures also support BYD’s latest 580-kW electric motor. Translated into horsepower, that’s a whopping 777 horses from an electric motor that spins up to 30,000 rpm. In their flagship dual motor all-wheel drive (AWD) versions, the front motor produces 230 kW (about 309 horsepower), which, in total, means that the Han L and Tang L have a total system output of up to 1,086 horsepower. That’s enough for a 0-100 kph time of just two seconds, according to BYD.

These two flagship EVs are also expected to feature the next-generation BYD Blade Battery, in which more details will be revealed when the Han L and Tang L officially reach the market in April 2025, perhaps at the upcoming Auto Shanghai 2025.