The route stretches from Italy to Hong Kong, covering approximately 9,300 miles with a target completion time of 43 days. Leading the journey is the Denza Z9 GT, a shooting-brake-style EV from BYD’s premium brand. What makes the campaign particularly interesting is that the Z9 GT pairs a substantial driving range with the ability to charge from 10% to 97% in just nine minutes.
BYD is starting to build charging networks outside China with battery stations included.
They don’t need high power infrastructure due to the batteries, which can charge slowly from the grid and charge attached cars fast.
Those buffer batteries are also needed for the pulse charging, which conditions the EV battery for high charge power in cold conditions.
I can’t say I’m a fan of s such vendor lock-ins, but technically and economically (value chain creation wise) they make things right.