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Amazing!!

"BYD on Monday unveiled a new platform for electric vehicles (EVs) that it said could charge EVs as quickly as it takes to pump gas and announced for the first time that it would build a charging network across China.

The so-called "super e-platform" will be capable of peak charging speeds of 1,000 kilowatts (kW), enabling cars that use it to travel 400 km (249 miles) on a 5-minute charge, founder Wang Chuanfu said at an event livestreamed from the company's Shenzhen headquarters.

Charging speeds of 1,000 kW would be twice as fast as Tesla's superchargers whose latest version offers up to 500 kw charging speeds. Fast-charging technology has been key to increasing EV adoption as it is seen to help assure EV drivers' concerns over being able to charge their cars quickly."

reuters.com/business/autos-tra

#China#BYD#EVs

B.C. #ElectricHighway to be complete by end of September electricautonomy.ca/charging/2 “The initiative, set to be completed by the end of this month, will mean that #EV drivers will have access to #fastcharging every 150 kilometres on major roads and highways. The network will comprise of over 310 fast chargers located at 155 charging sites.

“The completion of B.C.’s Electric Highway is a historic milestone in connecting our province and making clean energy more accessible and reliable,”

Electric Autonomy Canada · B.C. Electric Highway to be complete by end of SeptemberCompleting the Electric Highway EV charging network — 310 fast chargers sited every 150 kms on major B.C. highways — was a key CleanBC pledge
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@SteveInVentura @ZeKik #EVs #FastCharging #Charging

Looks like the EV6 is the one to get if you want to get an EV that charges the quickest for the lowest price.

I considered an EV6 before I leased my iD4 but I just hate the way it looks.

My leased iD4 is among the lowest in charge rate but I never need to fast charge it because I don't drive it much .

I just use my Level 2 charger at home.

But I really like the looks of the Lucids & the next time I'm looking for an EV to lease, I hope the Lucid "economy" model EVs will be available & that the charge times for them will be comparable to that for the high priced models now.

Even if I won't need to fast charge it all the time, there may be a time that I do & it'll be nice to have that capability.