Welcome back to EV News, China. Today, BYD unlocks a battery future. China's price war is cooling and Lotus Eyes Canada for EV entry. Plus, stay tuned. Later in the podcast, I'll tell you why Wei is betting on a new range extender with 800-volt architecture and 6c batteries. Welcome to EV News, China, the podcast all about the

world's biggest EV market. And every day, you get the headlines, the insights, and the analysis

from the heart of China's booming EV industry. And I decode for you how fast-moving developments

in the East shape the global landscape. We'll start with news of BYD, and after last week's launch of their

1.5 megawatt flash charging 2.0 system, which does 10 to 70 in around 5 minutes, the new models

will also reach 97% in roughly 9 minutes. The charge curve doesn't show a dramatic collapse

near the top of the pack. And I think that's

one of the more underreported points of the technology last week. By the way, check out,

if you've missed it last week, CV News, China for full details on that. Megawatt charges already

exist in the world for heavy-d-truity trucks. Indeed, megatt charging for some B-YD cars like the Han-L and Tang-L

have been out for over a year. B-YD's claim was so extraordinary, though, for a different reason.

The more we look at what this actually means for the EV industry, a smaller car-sized pack

absorbing 1.5 megawatts safely with no thermal runaway and

no heating or increased fire risk from their blade batteries. If fast charging now stays across

the usable state of charge window to 97%, the case for 100 kilowatt hour battery packs in the everyday cars that we drive diminishes.

BYD's tech would allow for commuter cars and non-toeing SUVs or pickups to have a regular

pack of 50 to 60 kilowatt hours, and that's 200 miles or 320 kilometers,

added in a five-minute stop. An even worst-case scenario, a nine-minute stop. It means drivers

wouldn't need to stop at 60 to 80% when they're charging their car to manage the charge curve because existing battery technology

slows down a lot after around 80%. It's not an exact science. It changes by battery and by

manufacturer. But if you can get effectively a full charge, or 97% is effectively a full charge in less

than 10 minutes, it then matters more about where the

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