Electric vehicles are now common on the road, but charging still remains one of the biggest friction points. Even when you find a fast charger, stopping can easily add 30 minutes or more to a trip, which makes long distance travel feel less convenient compared to refueling a gas car. At BYD’s charging facility in Beijing, the company is already demonstrating a system that aims to remove that delay. Vehicles are pulling in, plugging in, and charging using BYD’s second generation Blade Battery and flash charging setup, giving a clearer picture of how the technology works outside a controlled prototype…


