South China's 1st megawatt-class EV charging station opens

An aerial view of the Longyou Flash-Charging Flagship Station near Meilin Checkpoint in Longhua District. Bao'an Daily

A new electric vehicle charging station capable of raising a compatible vehicle’s battery level from 10% to 70% in five minutes was completed in Longhua District on Monday.

The Longyou Flash-Charging Flagship Station, jointly developed by Longhua Investment Holding Group and Shenzhen-based automaker BYD, is located near Meilin Checkpoint. It is South China’s first megawatt-class flagship charging station and is part of Shenzhen’s “Supercharging City 2.0” initiative.

The station has 10 flash-charging piles with 20 connectors and 15 supercharging piles with 30 connectors. Its fully liquid-cooled flash-charging system can deliver a peak output of 1,500 kilowatts through a single connector.

When paired with compatible BYD vehicles equipped with the company’s second-generation Blade Battery, the system can increase the battery level from 10% to 70% in five minutes and to 97% in nine minutes, according to BYD.

Electric vehicles are parked at Shenzhen’s Longhua Flash-Charging Flagship Station. He Long

The facility combines charging infrastructure with an energy-storage system. Intelligent power management allows it to store electricity when demand is lower and discharge it during peak periods, reducing the strain that high-power charging could place on the local grid.

The project also marked the completion of BYD’s 10,000th flash-charging station in China. The automaker said its network now covers 332 cities nationwide.