BYD to bring super-fast charging electric cars and charging stations to Europe this year. Chinese car manufacturer BYD has introduced a new generation of batteries capable of charging speeds of up to 1,500 kilowatts

Chinese company BYD wants to install fast chargers in Europe by 2026 that can deliver up to 1500kW of power. 

BYD recently unveiled its second-generation FLASH public charger, which is essentially a 1.5-megawatt power station for your car. This technology aims to make charging an EV as fast as filling up a petrol tank. 

The charger delivers up to 1,500kW of power. For compatible vehicles, this means a 10% to 70% charge in just 5 minutes, and a near-full charge (10% to 97%) in roughly 9 minutes.  

To avoid crashing the local power grid, these stations use integrated Energy Storage Systems (ESS). They pull power from the grid slowly and “flash” it into the car at ultra-high speeds.

The star of the show is the Blade Battery 2.0, which debuted alongside the chargers. This new battery can handle the massive 1,500kW current and performs significantly better in freezing temperatures (charging from 20% to 97% in 12 minutes even at -30°C).

European Rollout: BYD has already installed over 4,000 of these in China and plans to deploy over 3,000 stations across Europe by the end of 2026.

The fast-charging stations are expected to open in the second quarter of 2026 at the earliest. This will initially involve BYD’s own dealerships and other locations. 

BYD is no longer just “exporting Chinese cars.” By opening manufacturing hubs and building its own high-speed charging network, they are creating a “complete ecosystem” in Europe. The goal is to make the transition to electric feel seamless for even the most skeptical drivers.

I’ve started seeing stories saying 1000km range on BYDs new 10 minute charge batteries with 4000+ drain/charge cycles – that’s a 4million km lifespan. Some commentators are saying that it’s such a large improvement that it’ll temporarily crash global sales of all EVs because buyers will just wait for the rollout rather than buying currently available models.

The future is here.

Pity we won’t have cheap electricity to take advantage of it.

Imagine shortcircuit a 1.5 megawatt cable charger.

Biggest soldering iron ever.

Infrastructure cannot support kva like this. They barely succeed in 150kw,let alone 1500kw chargers. We’re gonna have to rewire the entire country 

Sacrificing safety over unnecessary upgrades which 99% of the world can’t even use properly, this is why Lexus, Toyota is cheap and leading.

Stop popularizing Chinese products. It’s a f***ing trojan horse.

Chinese government is subsidizing car manufacturers so they can destroy local manufacturing in western world so they can take over and monopolize entire market. They already did it for electronics and they are going to do the same for cars now.

If you care long term success and independence of European economy, don’t popularize this garbage no matter how good offers you get.