BYD aims to build 3,000 ‘flash-charging’ stations across Europe within months
The facilities will support BYD’s latest flash-charging technology, which can reportedly recharge a car’s battery in just 10 minutes
Chinese electric car giant BYD is building a network of 6,000 charging stations in overseas markets including Europe, as it looks to turbocharge its deliveries with the roll-out of cutting-edge flash-charging technology.
The world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) maker aims to have 3,000 charging stations that support its flash-charging technology in operation across Europe by the end of March 2027, the company told the South China Morning Post in a statement.
It also plans to add 2,000 of the facilities in the Americas and 1,000 in the Asia-Pacific region over the same period.
BYD’s newest charging stations can give some of the company’s pure electric models a driving range of more than 900 kilometres (559 miles) after less than 10 minutes of charging.
The massive buildout of charging infrastructure comes as global demand for electric cars surges due to the energy shock sparked by the US-Israel war on Iran, handing China’s EV makers a strategic opportunity, according to Qian Kang, the owner of a factory supplying vehicle circuit boards in east China’s Zhejiang province.
“Building a network of 6,000 stations abroad in just less than one year reflects BYD’s ambitions of internationalising its businesses at a quick pace,” Qian said. “Its infrastructure construction in overseas markets would have to catch up with its sales jump to serve more EV supporters.”