BYD said it has signed new agreements with leading EV charging operators Teld and Star Charge to expand the deployment of ultra-fast charging stations across China capable of delivering up to 1 megawatt (MW) of power.
The partnerships, announced on June 16, aim to speed up adoption of megawatt-level charging infrastructure, the company said in a statement. While BYD did not disclose specific deployment figures or a project timeline, the announcement marks a continuation of its push into high-power charging, which the company believes is key to supporting next-generation electric vehicles.
Teld and Star Charge are China’s top two public charger operators. As of May, Teld operated nearly 778,000 public charging points across 360 cities, while Star Charge had about 686,000, according to data from the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance (EVCIPA).
In March, BYD unveiled its 1-MW ultra-fast charging technology, claiming it can add 2 kilometers of range per second, or 400 kilometers in just 5 minutes. The company said it aims to deploy over 4,000 such chargers, though it has not offered a detailed schedule.
Earlier this year, BYD announced collaborations with Xiaoju Charging and LongShine to build 10,000 and 5,000 1-MW charging stations, respectively. The company’s newly launched Han L EV and Tang L EV are the first models designed to support 1-MW peak charging speeds.