Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- transportation:electric_cars [2026/02/01 03:51] – [Costs] timb
+++ transportation:electric_cars [2026/03/06 00:25] (current) – [BYD] timb
@@ Line 2825: / Line 2825: @@
 https://thedriven.io/2026/01/11/byds-cheapest-electric-cars-to-have-lidar-self-driving-tech/
+===== Battery =====
+== BYD rolls out EV batteries with 5-minute ‘flash charging’ — but there’s a catch ==
+Tim De Chant - 12:34 PM PST March 5, 2026
+Chinese automaker BYD unveiled a new battery pack Thursday that the company says is capable of charging from 10% to 70% in five minutes. Taking it to almost 100% takes about four minutes more.
+Recharge times like those would nullify concerns about electric vehicles’ charging times — one of the few places where internal combustion engines retain an advantage. Even in bitter cold weather (–4°F or –20°C), the pack can charge from 20% to 97% in under 12 minutes, according to BYD. The battery pack, known as the Blade Battery 2.0 system, is slated to debut in the Yangwang U7, a full-size luxury sedan.
+There is a critical caveat to this eye-popping figure. The Yangwang U7 sedan, or any other future BYD vehicle equipped with this next-generation battery pack, can only reach this ultra-fast charging time when paired with one of the company’s new Flash Charging EV chargers, which is capable of delivering 1.5 megawatts of electricity.
+Still, BYD is likely counting on this flashy charging tech to boost sales and give it an edge in a price war with other Chinese automakers that are rolling out new and improved EVs at a rapid clip.
+The Shenzhen-based company was a darling of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway holdings for years. The investor bought a 10% stake in the automaker in 2008 for $230 million — long before it became a Tesla rival and household name. Berkshire sold its last shares in 2025, returning more than 20x the original investment.
+https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/byd-rolls-out-ev-batteries-with-5-minute-flash-charging-but-theres-a-catch/