• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    I’m curious what car charges at 1.3MW

    BYD has the entire 1MW system ready in cars you can buy today, with charging stations for it being rolled out in China.
    CATL has a battery capable of 1.3MW, but it is AFAIK not available in any cars yet.
    Current high end Chinese cars on the market in EU are about 400 kW charging.

    BYD Charges at 1MW, although they will probably not be available in America due to protectionism.
    1.3 MW is the newest CATL Battery, which for American manufacturers were supposed to work with, but may be impossible now too due to protectionist tariffs.

    https://insideevs.com/news/756144/byd-han-l-megawatt-charging/

    BYD is launching two EVs that boast “Megawatt” charging capability, capable adding about 250 miles of range in just 5 minutes.

    https://www.perplexity.ai/discover/top/catl-unveils-battery-charging-K2CWUCOTQuuj6G_DkbaTjw

    peak charging rate approaching 12C with maximum charging power exceeding 1.3 megawatts

    But even a pretty average 80-85kWh car today can charge 10-80% in about 20 minutes. More expensive cars do it in 15 minutes.