BYD can recharge your EV faster than a petrol car

If one of your pet peeves with electric vehicles is how long they take to recharge, then BYD has a solution at hand – and it’s coming to Australia.

On March 17, 2025, BYD unveiled its new 1000-volt Super e-Platform architecture, which supports 1000kW charging, allowing vehicles to add 400km of range in just five minutes, with a peak charging speed of 2km/sec.  

Wang Chuanfu, BYD’s Chairman and President, stated the aim of the new platform is to “make charging as quick as refueling a gasoline car.”

To support the Super e-Platform, BYD developed the Megawatt Flash Charging station with a maximum output of 1360kW, almost 3.5 times more powerful than Australia’s current fastest chargers.

It was during a July 2025 visit to Australia that Chuanfu ordered the local rollout of the Megawatt chargers, adding to the commitment to build more than 4000 stations in China.  

The chargers will be installed as part of the launch of BYD’s premium Denza brand in Australia, which intends to have up to 25 dealers established by the end of 2026.

Which dealers will have these chargers and at what stage they will be operational is currently unconfirmed.

Another caveat is that there won’t be any vehicles capable of utilising the Megawatt chargers’ capacity, as the only cars currently built on the Super e-Platform are the BYD Han L and Tang L that aren't available in Australia.  

Both models also use BYD’s new electric motor that’s capable of spinning beyond 30,000rpm. According to Luo Hongbin, BYD’s Senior Vice President, this “not only significantly boosts the vehicle’s speed but also greatly reduces the motor’s weight and size, enhancing power density.”

The Han L and Tang L are staggeringly powerful, with the single-motor rear-wheel drive variants developing 500kW and the dual-motor all-wheel drives 810kW, sufficient for a 0-100km/h claim of 2.7sec.

Currently, neither model is confirmed for Australia – though the plug-in hybrid version of the Tang L is available locally as the Sealion 8 – but the Super e-Platform is likely to quickly roll out across more of BYD’s range, including future Denza models.

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