A new BYD electric SUV has been spotted testing in China, this time without any camouflage wrapping all over the body, revealing key details of the company’s potential flagship model under its Dynesty series of cars.
Pictures from Dengwei1979 on Weibo and shared by CNC emerged showcase a two-tone electric SUV being tested at a charging station, potentially with charging speeds of 1,000 kW.
The design of the wheels, door handles, the silver roof and pillar paint, and the interior highlight the luxury elements the company is targeting with this model.
Along with that, at the rear, a 4.9s badge is spotted, which highlights a potential tri-motor powertrain that will propel the car from 0-100 km/h in 4.9 seconds.
The new SUV is expected to be a more premium version of the Tang SUV, which already comes with 1,000 kW charging as part of the Super e-Platform that is capable of 10C charging speeds.
The Tang was relaunched in March last year, coinciding with the launch of the Super e-Platform, which delivers 1,000 kW of charging power, helping add 400 km of range in just 5 minutes.
This platform has a 1,000 V architecture with 1,000 A of charging current is designed to add 2 km of range every second, making it one of the fastest charging systems for mass-market EVs today.
BYD also calls the charging setup that delivers this power its “Flash charging” network, which started its rollout in China last year.
That rollout was going to be done in partnership with other infrastructure suppliers with an expected initial count to be around 15,000 of its 1 MW charging stations.
As early as May, about two months after the announcement of this new platform and architecture in the Tang, the first few sites with this charging system started to come online in China, thanks to a partnership with oil and gas operator Sinopec and the local grid operators in Shenzhen, where BYD is headquartered.
This year, that rollout is going to continue along with international markets like the right-hand-drive UK market, Europe and other global markets, as noted in reports from back in July last year.
BYD has been growing its lineup of EVs to basically cover everything from a micro Kei car in Japan all the way up to ultra-luxury 7-seater SUVs.
This new luxury SUV, likely to be pitched to large families that want faster charging when on the go, is expected to be officially announced ahead of the Beijing Auto Show in April this year.
We will keep an eye on this model and any others that follow, using BYD’s latest architecture and blade battery tech as it’s likely to make its way to Australia in the years to come.
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.