Chinese EV maker BYD made big headlines a few days ago when it unveiled a new version of its Blade Battery and a Flash Charger to go with it. Using these technologies, which are slated to appear in production vehicles this year, an EV driver can charge up just as quickly as a legacy gas driver can fill up with dino juice. (By the way, the new battery is cheaper than the previous version, and boasts excellent cold-weather performance.)
But BYD isn’t the only game in China—in fact the company has been in a sales slump for the last couple of months, allowing rival (and Volvo owner) Geely to edge it out of the top spot for vehicle deliveries. And now Geely has unveiled its own 1,500 kW EV charger.
Geely says its super-duper charger, which it calls the Extreme Charge Megawatt Pile, has demonstrated peak power of over 1,500 kW, charging the updated Zeekr 001 luxury EV, which boasts a 12C charging rate.
The new 2026 Zeekr 001, launched in October, is based on a 900 V electric architecture, up from 800 V for the previous model. It sports a 95 kWh Golden Battery, and Geely says it can recharge from 10% to 80% in around 7 minutes—more or less matching the performance of BYD’s top vehicles.
Also like BYD, Geely has its own EV charging network. According to China’s Autohome (in Chinese), Geely operates over 2,103 stations in 215 cities.
Source: Electrek
