The world is rapidly shifting to electric vehicles as an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional fossil-fueled vehicles.
Competition is growing among electric vehicle manufacturers to deploy fast charging technologies in order to alleviate consumer concerns about the driving range and charging speed of electric vehicles compared to gasoline vehicles.
China’s BYD, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of electric vehicles and batteries, is leading the way with ambitious solutions aimed at dramatically reducing charging time.
The company’s strategy is to develop advanced battery and charging point technologies to make charging an electric vehicle as quick and easy as traditional refueling.
In this report, we detail the steps BYD is taking to realize this vision. BYD is transforming the world of electric vehicles
In a game-changing move for the electric vehicle industry, BYD has unveiled a new platform capable of charging electric vehicles as quickly as a gasoline car.
The platform, dubbed the “super e-platform,” has been described as a new standard in the world of electric vehicles.
The platform consists of batteries that support ultra-fast charging, high-performance electric motors, and a new generation of power chips.
The new platform can charge electric vehicles at a maximum speed of 1,000 kilowatts, or 1 megawatt, thanks to a liquid-cooled fast charging system.
This allows cars that use it to add 2 kilometers to an EV’s range in one second, or 400 kilometers in 5 minutes.
The new platform is initially available in two new electric vehicles – the Han L sedan and the Tang L SUV. BYD has equipped both vehicles with new high-performance motors that spin at more than 30,000 rpm.
To support this high-powered motor, the company has developed a new generation of silicon carbide power chips with voltages up to 1,500 volts.
This charging speed is twice as fast as Tesla’s superchargers, whose latest versions offer charging speeds of up to 500 kilowatts.