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Chinese firm BYD says it will build 2,000 5-minute fast charger stations across Europe in 2026; at 1.5mW each, they will be 5 times more powerful than most existing chargers.

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Chinese firm BYD says it will build 2,000 5-minute fast charger stations across Europe in 2026; at 1.5mW each, they will be 5 times more powerful than most existing chargers. - Futurology Today

“In China, BYD is currently building 4,000 1.5mW charging stations across the country, with plans to roll out 20,000 by the end of this year. Although not quite as ambitious, a BYD spokesperson for the European side of the business told me that the company is targeting 2,000 1.5mW Flash Charging stations across Europe before 2026 comes to a close.” I’m fascinated by the economics of this. How does BYD make money on this? Do they run the chargers at a profit? How much will this work out per km for drivers compared to diesel or gasoline? People think of BYD as a budget car marker, but this to support its luxury brand Denza. The Denza Z9 GT EV has a range of 1,036 km (644 miles) on these chargers. I’m guessing having the best charagers is going to be seen as premium/luxury too. ‘Ready in 5, full in 9’ — this Chinese EV charges to 70% in only 5 minutes, has a 644-mile range, and it’s coming to Europe in April [https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/ready-in-5-full-in-9-this-chinese-ev-charges-to-70-percent-in-only-5-minutes-has-a-644-mile-range-and-its-coming-to-europe-in-april]

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DrunkenPirate Mar 15

ROFL a typical marketing stunt.

Here in Germany that won‘t work as the bottleneck is the connection to the power grid. Especially when it comes to high power demands. You need thick cables for those power volumes. And those cables do not just arrive over night magically.

The specialists for those connection are rare and we have a hige waiting queue until 2030 for solar parks, battery parks, and some new electricity stations. Was the high demand foreseeable? Yes. Unfortunately in capitalism scarcity increases value which is good for the stakeholder/ doormen of utility companies.

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x1gma

2000 across Europe is not that many, and not every European country slept on infrastructure and electric mobility as we did.

Given that most flagship electric vehicles currently charge at 300-350kW max, and at least in Germany 300kW HPCs are pretty much the top end, 1.5MW are pretty damn impressive. Would be pretty sick to have that charging available for daily use.