because charging tech currently tops out with DC fast charging technology that needs 20 minutes to an hour to fully charge an electric vehicle’s empty battery. Those times are achievable only with ...

(AP Photo/Tony Ding, File) FILE -The battery of a BYD Seagull electric vehicle as seen at the Caresoft Global facility Wednesday, April 3, 2024, in Livonia, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder, File) ...

Called the "super e-platform," the new batteries are able to charge at 10C, and the new DC chargers peak at 1,000 kW. BYD says this will add 249 miles (400 km) of range in just five minutes.