BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) will unveil its new battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform next Monday, as well as ultra-fast charging technology that delivers twice the charging power of Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) latest Supercharger.
The Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker announced today that it will hold a launch event for the "BYD Super e-Platform" on March 17 at its Shenzhen headquarters, where the Han L sedan and Tang L SUV (sport utility vehicle) will begin pre-sales.
The "BYD Super e-Platform" will reinvent pure electric technology, the company wrote on Weibo.
BYD will then unveil ultra-fast charging technology with up to 1,000 kW of power, which a poster suggests will allow electric vehicles (EVs) to be charged as fast as a traditional gasoline car can be refueled.
"1,000-kW flash charging that allows refueling and charging to have the same speed," text in that poster reads.
"The BYD Super e-Platform will use disruptive technology to completely solve the biggest headache in EV use," according to an invitation.
Earlier this month, some images of BYD's supercharger began circulating on Chinese social media.
Some auto bloggers claimed at the time that the supercharger's specification information showed that it supported charging voltages of up to 1,000 volts and charging power of up to 1,000 kW.
This means that if the vehicle supports 1,000 kW of charging power, it would be able to fill a 100-kWh battery pack in about 10 minutes.
Currently, the peak power of mainstream superchargers ranges from 200 kW to 400 kW. Some car companies offer charging power of up to 500 kW, but the number of such facilities is small.
Tesla opened the first V4 Superchargers in the US domestic market in October 2023, the company's fastest-charging and highest-power EV charging device to date.
Powered by the V4 Cabinet, the Tesla V4 Superchargers can charge up to 500 kW.
On January 1, Tesla said it will deploy the first V4 Superchargers in China in 2025.
BYD will begin pre-sales of the Han L and Tang L at the same event, meaning the models are expected to be based on the latest BYD Super e-Platform and support charging power of up to 1,000 kW.
The company began previewing the Han L and Tang L on January 3, when the first official images were released.
On January 10, both models entered a regulatory catalog from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), revealing that they are equipped with ultra-high-power motors for powerful performance.
Both the Han L and Tang L are powered by dual motors, with the front motor peaking at 230 kW and the rear motor peaking at 580 kW, according to their filings.
Peak power of 580 kW from a single motor is rare. In the past few years, motors with a peak power of 300 kW have not been commonly seen.
The filing pages for the Han L and Tang L show that they can accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 2.7 seconds and 3.9 seconds, respectively.
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