Chinese electric car vendor BYD announced new battery technology that lets it charge HAN EV cars with 400 km of range in just 5 minutes.

Chinese automaker BYD continues to leave Tesla in the dust. The company introduced a new battery system on Monday that it claims can charge an electric vehicle in just five minutes, about the same time it takes to refuel a traditional car.

BYD Company (OTCPK:BYDDF) unveiled a potentially groundbreaking battery charging development this week, with its Super e-Platform. The new technology allows electric vehicles to be charged at speeds comparable to refueling a gasoline car,

BYD's megawatt charging breakthrough proves that the range wars are alive and well, but also relies quite a bit on infrastructure.

China's energy and auto giant BYD has announced a super fast EV charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill up at the pumps.

China's BYD has unveiled a megawatt charging system that it says can charge an EV as quickly as filling up a fuel tank, and said it will build a network across China, igniting a new super charging race.