A 5-Minute Charge for This EV Battery Gives You 250 Miles of Range, China's BYD Says

An automaker says it has developed technology that speeds up electric vehicle battery charging to as little as 5 minutes at 1,000 kilowatts, which could provide almost 250 miles of driving range. The potential battery breakthrough was announced on a livestream on Monday by Chinese auto manufacturer BYD's CEO Wang Chuanfu and sent the company's stock soaring. The charging technology would provide fuel-ups at twice the speed that Tesla currently offers at its Supercharger stations. BYD says it plans to deploy the charging-infrastructure technology in China. The batteries that can charge that quickly will initially be built into two new vehicles from the company, a sedan and an SUV. The company didn't say how soon it would build that infrastructure or when those vehicles might be available. A representative for BYD didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Combating range anxiety If the stated range from BYD is accurate, it could go a long way toward alleviating one of th ... Read full article.