BYD claims it has developed a 5-minute car charger

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Electric carmaker boasts 5-minute charger

Chinese automaker BYD is turning heads with claims that it’s developed an electric-vehicle platform it says will enable drivers to charge an EV in roughly the same time it takes to refuel a gasoline car.

From “more features for no more price” and “smart driving for all,” BYD can now add “charging as fast as refueling” to its marketing slogans, potentially helping it to capture more share from legacy automakers and more direct rivals like Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc
 
Nice, you don't even need these everywhere. Just along the main routes (and maybe some way to detect if the car being plugged in actually supports the higher charging speed, if not they should use the slower chargers).
 
Rickster said:
This isn't going to end well.
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And you'll pay more than the price of petrol no doubt.
Not good for the battery either I'm willing to bet.
 
Willie Trombone said:
And you'll pay more than the price of petrol no doubt.
Not good for the battery either I'm willing to bet.
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Not good for the grid, either. 1000 cars charging (I'm fairly sure there are times of the day that would happen) = 1 stage of loadshedding .:oops:
 
G.A.S said:
Not good for the grid, either. 1000 cars charging (I'm fairly sure there are times of the day that would happen) = 1 stage of loadshedding .:oops:
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They can also have 1 000 000 cars feeding into the grid paying their owners through vehicle-2-grid (V2G) when the grid demands it.
 
wingnut771 said:
They can also have 1 000 000 cars feeding into the grid paying their owners through vehicle-2-grid (V2G) when the grid demands it.
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Why would you do that? And it just degrades the battery faster. Most electric car manufacturers are not providing warranty for V2G operations except a few
 
TheMightyQuin said:
Why would you do that? And it just degrades the battery faster. Most electric car manufacturers are not providing warranty for V2G operations except a few
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Battery doesn't degrade when limited to 30A breaker and level 1 charger. Even 22kW charger will do nothing to the battery.
 
Priapus said:
My point is your statement is completely unfounded; you have no idea what their technology is capable of nor its limits.
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And my point is I've been on this planet for over 50 years and recognize unfounded hype when I see it. Reality and marketing seldom meet. Most people know that.

I'll start celebrating when we see these in production use. Remember how deepseek took over the world? Until it didn't...
 
Priapus said:
My point is your statement is completely unfounded; you have no idea what their technology is capable of nor its limits.
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You can make some rudimentary calculations to know its not practical. Someone with experience in this area would be able to see at a glance its unlikely.
As an example the cable gauge to carry that sort of load even at high voltages would be very impractical, at a guess we are talking something like 100mm^2.
Then there is the plug interface, sudden demand on the charging infrastructure etc etc.
 
Willie Trombone said:
And my point is I've been on this planet for over 50 years and recognize unfounded hype when I see it. Reality and marketing seldom meet. Most people know that.

I'll start celebrating when we see these in production use. Remember how deepseek took over the world? Until it didn't...
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B-1 said:
You can make some rudimentary calculations to know its not practical. Someone with experience in this area would be able to see at a glance its unlikely.
As an example the cable gauge to carry that sort of load even at high voltages would be very impractical, at a guess we are talking something like 100mm^2.
Then there is the plug interface, sudden demand on the charging infrastructure etc etc.
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Both fair points; let's wait and see if this becomes a thing.
 
B-1 said:
You can make some rudimentary calculations to know its not practical. Someone with experience in this area would be able to see at a glance its unlikely.
As an example the cable gauge to carry that sort of load even at high voltages would be very impractical, at a guess we are talking something like 100mm^2.
Then there is the plug interface, sudden demand on the charging infrastructure etc etc.
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It's doable, but I still want to see it in action. 4AWG or better cable - 25mm2
Remember, they're going 1500v batteries.

Eish... check it out
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That's some custom cable lol....

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