BYD’s 1000kw Platform Will Change the Face of Electric Cars

The Communist Chinese company’s new platform solves the biggest problems with electric cars, if a charging network is built to support it.

Courtesy of BYD
BYD Super-E Platform. Courtesy of BYD

Though car nuts may prefer the rumble of a gasoline engine and the satisfaction of changing gears, these aren’t the main reasons consumers primarily stick to gas. Besides price, the biggest has been charging speed. You might think the issue is range anxiety, but that’s a myth; range anxiety is a symptom of slow charging speeds. And, in a roundabout way, those have also made electric cars far more expensive.

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