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Geely takes on BYD with system charging EVs to 70% in 4.5 minutes

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Geely takes on BYD with system charging EVs to 70% in 4.5 minutes

Geely Auto (HKEX: 0175) has unveiled a new generation of AI (artificial intelligence)-powered charging technology, delivering a direct response to BYD's (HKEX: 1211) push in the ultra-fast charging sector.

The Chinese automaker launched the Geely Smart Charging technology in Ningbo on Wednesday, alongside the fifth-generation Geely Smart Charging Station.

The Shendun Golden Battery, developed for ultra-fast charging and high performance, supports a peak charging rate of up to 12C, Geely said.

In real-world tests, the Lynk & Co 10 and Zeekr 001 equipped with the Shendun Golden Battery charged from 10% to 70% in 4 minutes and 30 seconds, and from 10% to 97% in 8 minutes and 40 seconds.

That marks the fastest production-ready charging performance to date. By comparison, BYD's second-generation Blade Battery, paired with the new-generation flash charging pile it unveiled in March, takes 5 minutes to charge from 10% to 70% and 9 minutes from 10% to 97% at normal temperatures.

In a test Hongqi disclosed in July, its battery charged from 10% to 70% in just 3 minutes and 41 seconds, though no mass production timeline was given at the time.

The fifth-generation Geely Smart Charging Station offers peak charging power of 2,250 kW, above the 1,500 kW maximum single-gun output of BYD's flash charging pile, which was the highest among mass-produced chargers globally when it was launched in March.

At the core of the technology is Xingrui PowerMind, a smart energy AI model jointly developed with Chinese AI startup StepFun. The model coordinates the vehicle, battery, charging station, cloud, grid and energy storage system to tailor a charging strategy for each vehicle.


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