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BYD's Futuristic EV Charger Can Run On Sunshine And Batteries

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BYD's Futuristic EV Charger Can Run On Sunshine And Batteries

BYD has already shown that charging an EV doesn’t have to take much longer than filling a gas tank. Now it’s tackling another problem: getting enough electricity to a fast charger in the first place.

Its new site in the Abu Dhabi desert combines solar panels, battery storage, Flash Charging, and a robotic arm that plugs in the car. BYD says the system can work independently of the electricity grid, potentially bringing fast charging to places where a power connection may not be feasible. The proposition is pretty simple: Solar panels generate electricity, batteries store it, and the charger sends it to an EV.

Battery-backed charging is becoming more common because it lets stations deliver more power than their grid connection alone can supply, while also reducing demand on the grid during busy periods. Tesla’s biggest Supercharger site, which it opened earlier this year, also uses solar panels and Tesla's Megapack batteries. Companies like Electric Era and Beam Global specialize in battery-backed charging. Even BYD Flash chargers not located in the middle of the desert and not supplied by solar panels use on-site energy storage to boost power delivery.

Each of BYD's T-shaped Flash chargers is hooked up to two 185-kilowatt-hour storage batteries, for 370 kWh total. These draw power from the grid at around 100 to 560 kilowatts, then supply the car at a much higher rate. The chargers can send up to 1,500 kW through one cable, or up to 1,000 kW when both are in use at the same time.


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