China's Fast-Charging EV Race Moves the Benchmark From Minutes to Seconds中国电动车快充竞赛:充电时间计量单位从分钟进入秒级
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One of China's newest EVs has become the country's fastest-charging model, adding 10-70% battery charge in just 4 minutes and 22 seconds, per Electrek (Jameson Dow, July 30, 2026).
This is not an isolated case — Chinese brands including BYD are increasingly quoting fast-charging times in seconds rather than minutes, with BYD's Flash Charging technology enabling a full recharge in under 10 minutes.
Geely subsidiary Lynk & Co. has also recently launched a new fast-charging model, signaling that seconds-level charging speed is emerging as a key competitive differentiator among Chinese automakers, with implications for the broader EV industry's push to match gasoline-refueling convenience.