China's BYD unveils faster-charging EV platform, aims to build over 4,000 charging piles

A 5-Minute Charge for This EV Battery Gives You 250 Miles of Range, China's BYD Says

This battery breakthrough would be good news for the EV industry.

The Chinese energy and automobile giant BYD has announced an ultra-fast charging system for electric vehicles that, he claims, is almost as fast as filling a fuel tank.

BYD's 5-Minute EV Charging Sounds Great. But How Useful Is it?

Fast charging is viable, but experts say building the actual charging stations will be the tricky—and potentially very expensive—part.

How BYD plans to make EV charging as fast as filling a gas tank

What we found mostly supports the auto makers claims, with a few caveats.

Chinese energy and automotive giant BYD has announced an “ultra-fast” electric vehicle charging system, which they say is almost as fast as filling a tank at pumps. Their chargers are expected to provide a full charge of the latest electric vehicles in five to eight minutes. The company plans to build more than 4,000 new charging stations across China.

BYD's 5-Minute EV Charging Breakthrough, Explained

China continues to absolutely smoke the U.S. when it comes to electric vehicles. Plus: We drive the Cadillac Escalade IQ.