LughMar 6

As the US sabotages the globe's fossil fuel infrastructure, in China BYD's latest Blade batteries charge from 10–97% in nine minutes, and have a range of 1,000 km (640 miles).

https://futurology.today/post/9053505

As the US sabotages the globe's fossil fuel infrastructure, in China BYD's latest Blade batteries charge from 10–97% in nine minutes, and have a range of 1,000 km (640 miles). - Futurology Today

“BYD also claims to have addressed the well-known issue of lithium iron phosphate cells losing performance in cold temperatures. After the cells were stored for 24 hours at –30 degrees Celsius and therefore completely frozen, charging from 20 to 97 per cent reportedly took just twelve minutes.” As the US sabotages the globe’s fossil fuel infrastructure at the behest of Israel, China continues to build the future that will replace it. One by one, the naysayers’ objections to EVs melt away. Can’t do cold climates, they said - fixed. Can’t cope with long journeys, they said - fixed. As Napoleon once famously observed, ‘never interrupt your enemy while they’re making a mistake’. China must be thinking that, as the US helps hand it total dominance of the 21st century energy infrastructure. 10–97% in nine minutes: BYD presents second generation of Blade Battery [https://www.electrive.com/2026/03/05/10-97-in-nine-minutes-byd-presents-second-generation-of-blade-battery/]

Show threadstoyMar 6

Ok, so charging from 20 to 97% took 24h and twelve minutes.

Not really sure that is a huge win…

Show threadThunderWhiskersMar 6
You do understand the 24hr was the freezing process, after which they tested the battery’s charging capabilities?
Show threadstoy

Perfectly, but the post read as if they had discovered a new fast charging hack by freezing the batteries.

Which made it seem quite silly.

Mar 6 at 5:05pmWeb
Show threadhalf_built_pyramidsMar 6
Not how I read it
Show threadDevadanderMar 6
You should work on your reading comprehension
Show threadstoyMar 6

Eh, it is fine for the most part, but I have a tendency to some times skip or add words when reading, had it since I was a small child.

It sometimes leads to annoying situations.

Show threadtakedaMar 6

It’s clearly slower to charge when battery is cold. They had 20% to 97% take 12 minutes, while in normal conditions to took 9 minutes to charge from 10% to 97%.

Also notice that they actually bending the numbers a bit to make them look better, they started with 20% in winter and started with 10% normal weather.

So no, freezing does not give you an advantage when charging.