Automotive
Geely prepares to announce fast electric vehicle charging system, report says
Electrek reports that the automaker plans to reveal a 2.2MW charging system aiming for four-minute vehicle charges.
The short version
- Geely scheduled a September 23 launch event at its safety center in Ningbo, China, to introduce its next-generation smart charging technology.[Electrek]
- The upcoming system reportedly offers up to 2.2MW of power, which would be about 50 percent faster than BYD's 1.5MW Flash Charging 2.0 system.[Electrek]
- The technology aims to deliver four-minute EV recharges and claims to support 3,500 charging cycles with minimal battery degradation.[Electrek]
Key facts
- Geely scheduled an event for September 23 at its Safety Center in Ningbo, China, to unveil its next-generation smart charging technology.[Electrek]
- The new chargers are designed to deliver up to 2.2MW of power, aiming for roughly four-minute electric vehicle charging times.[Electrek]
- At 2.2MW, the system would exceed rival BYD's 1.5MW Flash Charging 2.0 system by about 50 percent.[Electrek]
What remains uncertain
- Claims that the system maintains battery health across 3,500 charge and discharge cycles with limited degradation remain unverified prior to the formal unveiling.[Electrek]
Sources
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