BYD Flash Charging – It Changes Everything!

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Let’s get one thing out of the way up front. I have shares in BYD. Why? Because unlike Tesla, BYD has a real business plan that includes electric vehicles. Tesla seems content to flog a single horse — the Model Y — forever.

BYD’s stock price has lost momentum of late, largely due to the political turmoil between the US and China. But according to my estimate, it will be the world’s largest car maker by 2030. That being said, anyone who follows my advice is a certified idiot, as my track record as an investor is disappointing. Warning yourself!

BYD has been in the news a lot lately, as it opens up new markets and introduces new models on what seems like an hourly basis. Earlier this year, it unveiled its Super E platform for electric cars. What’s so super about Super-E? For starters, it’s based on a thousand-volt architecture. The first production models based on the new platform are the Han LEV and Tang LEV.

At the heart of the new platform are new and improved blade batteries that support ultra-fast charging, high-performance electric motors, and a new generation of silicon carbide power chips. BYD calls them “flash charge” batteries because they have a 10C charging rate, the highest of any mass-produced traction battery in the world.

The “Super E platform” is capable of 1,000 kilowatts of peak charging power, allowing cars that use it to add 400 kilometers (249 miles) of range in five minutes, according to Baid founder, chairman, and CEO Wang Chuanfu. Keep in mind that the information on the entire range of Chinese companies is based on the highly optimistic CLTC testing criteria. In general, the EPA range estimate is about a third lower, because the Chinese standard prefers a lower average speed than the American model.

BYD and fast charging

Fast charging technology is key to increasing EV adoption, as it is seen to help reassure EV drivers’ concerns about being able to quickly charge their vehicles. “To completely solve our customer’s charging anxiety, we are pursuing a goal to reduce the charging time of electric vehicles as much as the refueling time of gasoline vehicles,” Wang said.

Megawatt charging is much talked about for heavy-duty electric trucks that need to recharge their large batteries during the drivers’ mandatory break times, which in Europe are at least 45 minutes. But it is rarely mentioned when the conversation is about passenger vehicles. Mercedes has its Elf experimental electric van capable of charging via a CCS or MCS (megawatt) charger, but that vehicle is only collecting data that will feed into future vehicles. Bied-megawatt vehicles are here today.

The company announced plans to install its so-called “flash chargers” in Europe and South Africa this month. In China, those flash chargers use two charging cables, but BYD flash chargers will use a single cable, electricity says He cited a report in Spanish Test coacheswhich claims, “At IAA Mobility 2025, a company representative confirmed that only one cable in Europe needs to reach 1,000 kW maximum DC charging power. And of course, the European standard connector, the CCS plug, is in use.”

In her official speech at the IAA Mobility Show, BED Europe CEO Stella Li just confirmed that Bai’s “flash charging” will arrive in Europe and that 200 to 300 stations are planned by the end of the second quarter of 2026. The fast charging technology will primarily be used by Bai’s premium Denza brand.

electricity says, “More and more manufacturers are offering CCS charging capabilities that go beyond the standard 400 kW fast chargers currently in use. To meet the growing demands of vehicles, charging station manufacturers and their suppliers are

“For example, Alptonic enables up to 600 kW per CCS connector from Phoenix Contact with its HYC1000 system. Phoenix Contact has already introduced an upgraded connector capable of delivering capacities up to one thousand kW. These higher values ​​depend on new cooling concepts or not.

Cooling is an important aspect of high power charging. Transferring many electrons in a short amount of time produces a small amount of heat. Siemens introduced its Saturge Flex charging system this month that can deliver an astonishing 1.68 MW of power, but its charging points are designed to allow connections to the cooling system even if they’re wall-mounted.

BYD and South Africa

electricity It is also reporting that BYD plans to introduce flash chargers in South Africa in 2026. The first flash charging stations will be installed across its rapidly expanding dealer network across the country. The company expects to triple its dealer network to major cities and communities by the end of next year.

More chargers will be installed on major highways of the country. “We want to cover 100% of the country,” Lee said in an interview. Tech Central. “By the end of next year, we will have 200 or 300 flash charging stations in South Africa.”

Flash chargers, which have high power demands, will run on a combination of grid and solar power, according to the report. Where sufficient grid capacity is available, the chargers will be directly connected. However, the solar option will enable BYD to build infrastructure outside of major urban centers. BYD signed an agreement with South African electricity supplier Eskom last month.

Several hundred flash chargers have already been deployed in China this year, and BYD has entered into several partnerships for further expansion, including more than 15,000 megawatt charging stations in China alone. In Europe, an initial network of several hundred charging stations is to be established during 2026, with 200 to 300 stations planned by the end of the second quarter.

Although BYD is investing in South Africa, the company has no current plans to build its own vehicle or battery factory. “Not at this point, we’re very new to the market,” Lee said in the interview. “We only invest [in manufacturing plants] Where we have a large market. We are new here. We still need to understand [the market more fully].

The attack on electric vehicles by the failed US administration is not having much of an impact on the rest of the world, as new technologies continue to drive the EV revolution. By the time America stops looking in the rear-view mirror, it may be far behind in its grasp.