BYD is setting new standards for all manufacturers when it comes to electric vehicles. The Chinese company announced that it is developing a 1,000 V platform that will enable ultra-fast charging. This means that a 5-minute battery charge will provide a range of 300 km.

One of the major obstacles to the rapid production of electric cars is the small number of fast charging stations, but also the long waiting time for charging, which makes most drivers nervous on long trips. That is why BYD is working on a new platform for its high-end cars. It is a 1,000-volt architecture that should enable ultra-fast charging.

The recently introduced Atto 2 supports fast charging in Europe of just 65 kW, while the Dolphin supports charging of a maximum of 88 kW. The largest models that BYD sells in Europe, the Han and Tang, should be the first to use the new technology that will enable ultra-fast charging, which means that the battery could be fully charged in about 10 minutes.

That means nothing if there aren’t enough charging stations with powerful chargers, and that’s exactly what BYD plans to do. The Chinese manufacturer is also developing a network of ultra-fast charging stations in China, and it will not be a surprise if it soon does the same in Europe.

BYD does not want to stop there, so a new 1,500 V platform for their construction electric vehicles is also in the development process. These vehicles will use a battery with a capacity of 2,500 kWh in LFP format, which can support ultra-fast charging of up to 600 kW.

This once again shows that Chinese companies are far ahead of the rest of the world and are currently elusive for European manufacturers.

Source: BYD