BYD launches “game-changing” new Blade battery with 5 minute charge time

BYD, one of the fastest-growing car makers and the world’s biggest battery manufacturer, has announced its second-generation Blade battery, which when charged with the company’s latest Flash Charging, achieves 10% to 70% charge in just 5 minutes.

The new Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery packs will keep their safety credentials but now incorporate charging speeds of up to 1,500 kW at the company’s upcoming Flash Charging sites.

In a post on X, the company shared some remarkable metrics around the charge times, including those in freezing temperatures:

• 10% to 70% in 5 minutes (room temperature)
• 10% to 97% in 9 minutes (room temperature)
• 10% to 97% in 12 minutes (−30°C extreme cold)

At the same time, the company said it will be rolling out thousands of new flash charging sites across China to begin with, that will incorporate the new T shaped charging gantries, designed to charge vehicles at scale.

Various models were also announced that have the latest Flash Charging tech, one of which is officially the longest range EV in the world, claiming over 1,000 km of range. That is the new Denza Z9 GT.

In 2025, less than 12 months ago, the company announced its “Super e-Platform” which was originally found on the company’s flagship Han sedan and Tang SUV models. 

The 1,000-volt architecture supported up to 1,000 amps of charging current, theoretically adding around 400 km of range in just five minutes. This would place them among the fastest-charging mass-market EVs currently available.

At that time, BYD launched the first version of its “Flash Charging” network, which began rollout in China last year.

That rollout was going to be done in partnership with other infrastructure suppliers, with an expected initial count to be around 15,000 of its 1 MW charging stations.

The latest announcement takes it up a level, with multiple new models now featuring the next-generation Flash Charging tech, enabling more drivers to benefit from faster charging than filling up.

Last week, we also reported that Flash Charging was heading to Europe, with reports surfacing from there suggesting a potential launch in the coming months.

BYD’s new platform is definitely one to watch out for, as it’s a major leap forward in the charging technologies available in BYD and most other EVs today. 

With the new next-generation Blade Battery and Flash Charging tech that’s designed to significantly reduce charging times and make “range anxiety” a thing of the past, it’s likely to convince millions of buyers of ICE vehicles to make the shift to cleaner EVs sooner.