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What five minute EV charging is really like: We try BYD's game-changing Flash Charging – and it's coming to the UK this year

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By FREDA LEWIS-STEMPEL, MOTORING REPORTER Updated: 04:07 EDT, 18 April 2026 EVs can now recharge as fast as petrol cars can refuel – and we've seen it with our own eyes.BYD – the Chinese EV maker that overtook Tesla last year to be the biggest electric car producer in the world – has brought its Flash Charging technology to the UK and This is Money has had an exclusive first look.Demonstrated on its new Denza Z9GT – BYD's technology-focused luxury brand – Flash Charging can recharge the EV's battery in just five minutes, cutting the fastest charging times currently available…

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