Electric Car Charges Up to 250 Miles in Just 5 Minutes
Electric Car Charges Up to 250 Miles in Just 5 Minutes
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Although electric vehicles may attract environmentally aware drivers, the concern over battery depletion before reaching one’s destination deters numerous potential buyers.
However, the Chinese EV manufacturer BYD asserts that their newest models will put an end to 'range anxiety'.
BYD claims that their latest charging system, known as the 'Super-E Platform,' allows a vehicle to cover 250 miles (400km) with only five minutes of charging time.
This 1,000-kilowatt (kW) charger – double the power of its competitor
Tesla
Supercharger – capable of replenishing an electric vehicle’s battery in about the same duration as it takes to refuel a conventional car.
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car with fuel.
Last year, BYD was
the globe's second biggest producer of battery-operated electric cars
just slightly behind Elon Musk's Tesla.
This recent advan…