BYD will quickly begin deploying its 1000 kW ultrafast charging stations in China. The primary batch of 500 chargers will start working in early April to organize for the launch of the Han L sedan and the Tang L SUV sister vehicles.
BYD unveiled its 1MW charging station on March 17, saying it could possibly cost 400 km in 5 minutes. The official title of the charger is “Megawatt Flash Charger” and it’s the world’s first EV charger that may deal with 1,000 V and 1,000 A. It additionally doubles Tesla’s newest V4 Cupboard Supercharger, which has a most output of 500 kW.
BYD plans to construct 4,000 1MW charging stations however didn’t beforehand present a timeline. The corporate’s Model Basic Supervisor, Li Yunfei, has now introduced that the primary 500 items will go into operation in early April.
“Some individuals nonetheless don’t imagine it or have doubts. However BYD’s fashion has all the time been – mass manufacturing as quickly as it’s launched. 500 items of 1000 kW charging stations might be obtainable in April,” Li mentioned.
BYD will equip the charging stations with vitality storage programs, permitting them to ship 1,000 kW of charging energy even in areas the place the native grid can not provide sufficient electrical energy.
The 1MW charger is a part of BYD’s Tremendous e-Platform, which includes a number of different associated applied sciences akin to a 30,000 rpm motor, twin charging system, and a battery able to 10C charging charge.
Curiously, Han L and Tang L will be charged with two charging plugs concurrently. That is nothing new, as BYD already examined this know-how on a three-year-old Denza D9.
Furthermore, BYD’s 1MW charger can really ship peak charging of 1,360kW. Nonetheless, the BMS of Han and Tang L can solely deal with 1000 kW. BYD already shared a video the place Han L provides 2 km per second when plugged right into a 1000 kW charger, and that’s solely with one plug.
The Han L EV and the Tang L EV are flagships under the BYD model. They began presales in China on March 17 at 270,000 yuan (37,300 USD). The 2 beasts boast a zero-to-hundred acceleration time in a two-second vary, over 1000 hp, a 1000V high-voltage system, and 10C charging. The powertrain, specs, and plenty of components are the identical. The primary distinction is that Han L is a sedan and Tang L is an SUV.
Each vehicles will formally launch in April and make their public debuts on the Shanghai Auto Present later that month. We’ll keep watch over them.
