Chinese EV maker BYD says new fast-charging system could be as quick as filling up a tank
www.theguardian.com
BYD reveals new platform with charging speeds of 1,000 kW, which would be twice as fast as Tesla’s superchargers
    • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      22 hours ago

      I mean is it not? It determines how much energy can be transferred in a given amount of time. I would describe that as the speed of charging. Yes “power” is the correct term, but journalisms job is to make non technical people understand stuff.

      • scholar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        20 hours ago

        Speed of charging depends on the capacity of the battery. Rate would be a better word.

        • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          1·
          19 hours ago

          What users care about is how long it takes to get a kWh (which directly translates to range) into your battery because that determines how long you have to charge.

          The literal definition of Speed is distance/time which happens to fit (word wise not mathematically) exactly to what we do here. How much (potential) travel distance can we transfer into the car in a given amount of time.

          The max capacity of the battery is completely irrelevant, because you dont usually charge to 100% because after 70-80% the power going into the battery drops down significantly.