Chery unveils 1.44 megawatt charger delivering 500 kilometres in five minutes
By Eve
Chery has launched a 1.44 megawatt charging system capable of adding 500 kilometres of range in five minutes and charging from 10% to 97% in six minutes and 50 seconds, according to CarNewsChina. The announcement follows recent megawatt class deployments in China, including BYD's 1.5 megawatt charger with 10,000 units installed, Geely's 2.2 megawatt system, and CATL's hyper fast charging battery. Chery's Volt Dragon battery ranks second fastest to 97% state of charge, 23 seconds behind CATL's six minute 27 second record, with FAW, Geely and BYD systems taking eight to nine minutes for the same metric.
Why it matters
The rapid escalation of megawatt charging infrastructure in China, with multiple manufacturers now competing over seconds rather than minutes, signals intensifying pressure on global CPOs and equipment suppliers to match performance benchmarks that are redefining customer expectations for charge times. Procurement teams evaluating hardware for high throughput sites must now consider whether sub seven minute full charge capabilities will become a competitive requirement in other markets.
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- https://electrek.co/2026/10/22/another-megawatt-level-charger-enters-china-300-miles-in-5-minutes/
- Original title
- “Another megawatt-level charger enters China: 300 miles in 5 minutes”
- Published
- 23 October 2026
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- EV Charging
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- China
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