A few weeks ago, BYD announced new battery technology that allows electric cars to recharge in about 5 minutes. This month, at the annual Shanghai Auto Show, CATL fired back with fast charging news of its own. It claims its second generation Shenxing battery can add 520 kilometers (323 miles) of range in just five minutes of charging time. The BYD announcement claims its batteries can add 400 kilometers (250 miles) in 5 minutes using a Level 3 fast charger
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PSR Analysis: The anti EV lobby has constantly attacked EVs in two main areas, firstly over a less than 300 mile range (that has been blown out of the water by many vehicles) and secondly by long charge times. The fact that you will be able to charge so quickly, blows this argument out of the water, too. It’s also become very clear that the talk of Tesla leading the battery revolution is an illusion. The real debate here is actually how practical charging at this high a rate is, and whether or not it will damage the battery long term. PSR
Guy Youngs is Forecast & Adoption Lead at Power Systems Research
