Chinese carmaker, BYD, introduces new battery technology with 621-mile range, 620K-mile lifespan, 5-minute charge, and lower prices

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Chinese carmaker, BYD, introduces new battery technology with 621-mile range, 620K-mile lifespan, 5-minute charge, and lower prices - Lemmy.World

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Looks impressive, no doubt. If only the chargers networks were available, this could be a death stroke to any competition. Having this said, what is the real world life with a BYD car? Any first hand experience?

I have a BYD, had the “T box” fail, it contains the electronics for comms with the car, cars GPS etc, anyway, they replaced said box.

I charge it from the solar panels on my roof.

I’d rather be car free as I hate driving and hate cars but I’m in rural Australia now so …