BYD doubled its 1,500kW charging network in five months and wants to double it again by December

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August 29, 2026, 3:33 PM

• •BYD opened its 10,000th Flash Charging station on 28 August in Shenzhen, according to the article.
• •The network reportedly doubled in under five months and now reaches more than 300 Chinese cities.
• •BYD says each connector delivers up to 1,500kW, and it cites a 10% to 97% charge in nine minutes for its newest cars with second-generation Blade batteries.
• •The company’s year-end target is 20,000 stations, implying a much faster deployment pace than it achieved since April.
• •Around 18,000 of the planned 20,000 stations are being built with partners rather than solely with BYD capital.
• •The article says the first 300 stations outside China are planned for the United Kingdom by the end of 2026.

BYD says it opened its 10,000th Flash Charging station in Shenzhen on 28 August, doubling the network in less than five months. The company says each connector can deliver up to 1,500kW and that its latest Blade battery can charge from 10% to 97% in nine minutes in compatible BYD vehicles. The article says BYD aims to expand the network to 20,000 stations by year-end, with most new sites being built through partners such as Sinopec, PetroChina, CNOOC, Teld, and JD.com. It also contrasts BYD’s rollout with Europe’s AFIR rules and notes plans for the first 300 stations outside China to open in the United Kingdom by the end of the year.

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