Jun 12, 2026 · 32 min · 13 segments
00:00 Introduction 01:30 Is BYD Flash Charging the fastest and cheapest in the UK? 07:30 Why is the government's charging cost review ducking the VATquestion? 10:58 Which Chinese EV brands are…
You can see it here.
It's up on the screen at the moment.
Let me just make it a slightly bigger so you can see a little bit more about it.
This is the incredible five minute charge.
And the incredible thing is the BYD flash charger price per kilowatt hour, which is something we're going to be talking about.
It's the fastest public charger ever installed in Britain.
BYD is publicly is targeting sub 50 pence per kilowatt hour compared to the 70 or 89 pence per kilowatt hour currently charged by most rapid networks.
And that number matters most.
The number that matters most isn't that charging speed, which is incredible.
It's the price.
Most rapid chargers in the UK right now run at between 70 and 89 pence per kilowatt hour.
That's a meaningful gap.
Now the charging speed is extraordinary.
1,500 kilowatts peak output.
On a compatible BYD with the right battery, you're looking at five minutes for 20 to 70%, nine minutes for a near full charge.
But here's the thing.
They'll draw what their own hardware allows.
You can see it here.
It's up on the screen at the moment.
Let me just make it a slightly bigger so you can see a little bit more about it.
This is the incredible five minute charge.
And the incredible thing is the BYD flash charger price per kilowatt hour, which is something we're going to be talking about.
It's the fastest public charger ever installed in Britain.
BYD is publicly is targeting sub 50 pence per kilowatt hour compared to the 70 or 89 pence per kilowatt hour currently charged by most rapid networks.
And that number matters most.
The number that matters most isn't that charging speed, which is incredible.
It's the price.
Most rapid chargers in the UK right now run at between 70 and 89 pence per kilowatt hour.
That's a meaningful gap.
Now the charging speed is extraordinary.
1,500 kilowatts peak output.
On a compatible BYD with the right battery, you're looking at five minutes for 20 to 70%, nine minutes for a near full charge.
But here's the thing.
They'll draw what their own hardware allows.
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