{"id":137973,"date":"2026-03-29T08:10:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotive.einnews.com\/article\/902531845"},"modified":"2026-03-29T08:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T11:10:51","slug":"chinese-automaker-launches-new-ev-battery-that-could-eliminate-major-problem-with-electric-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/chinese-automaker-launches-new-ev-battery-that-could-eliminate-major-problem-with-electric-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese automaker launches new EV battery that could eliminate major problem with electric cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"theco-ads-after-featured-image theco-target\" id=\"theco-1516651172\" data-theco-trackid=\"66778\" data-theco-trackbid=\"1\">\n var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/p>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-9412285610197-0\">  googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot( &#8216;\/22934660287\/article-page-image&#8217;, [300,250], &#8216;gpt-ad-9412285610197-0&#8217; ) .addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting( &#8216;tags&#8217;, [&#8216;green-tech&#8217;, &#8216;battery-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;business&#8217;, &#8216;change-the-way-you-get-around&#8217;, &#8216;clean-energy&#8217;, &#8216;electric-vehicles&#8217;, &#8216;home&#8217;, &#8216;make-your-next-car-an-ev&#8217;, &#8216;solar-panels&#8217;, &#8216;tech-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;waste-less&#8217;, &#8216;news&#8217;] ).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true); window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {}; const timers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers; timers[&#8216;gpt-ad-9412285610197-0&#8217;] = setTimeout( function () { const id = &#8216;gpt-ad-9412285610197-0&#8217;; document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 1000 ); if ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotRequested&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { return; } clearTimeout( timers[id] ); timers[id] = setTimeout( function () { document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 2500 ); } ); googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotResponseReceived&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] !== &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { clearTimeout( timers[id] ); delete ( timers[id] ); } if ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) { document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); } } ); window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true; } googletag.enableServices(); googletag.display( &#8216;gpt-ad-9412285610197-0&#8217; ); } );\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Developers of BYD&#8217;s second-generation Blade battery have released details about the latest version&#8217;s head-turning performance. The specs will be of note to anyone interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.thecooldown.com\/actions\/make-your-next-car-an-ev\/\" target=\"_blank\">switching<\/a> to an electric vehicle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s because the Chinese company <a href=\"https:\/\/bydukmedia.com\/en\/news-articles\/byd-breaks-down-final-barriers-to-electrification-with-blade-battery-2.0-and-flash-charging.html\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that Blade 2.0 provides EVs with a 621-mile range, can recharge from 10% to 97% in about nine minutes, and operates well when the temperature is far below zero. It&#8217;s the type of function that addresses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/green-tech\/range-anxiety-ev-electric-charging-vehicles-worry\/\" target=\"_blank\">range anxiety<\/a> and performance fears \u2014 traditional barriers to EV adoption.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>EV drivers in China and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/03\/16\/china-electric-vehicles-tariffs-canada-america-00813368\" target=\"_blank\">growing<\/a> number of other places around the world are used to BYD&#8217;s advancements. But decades of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/05\/14\/1251096758\/biden-china-tariffs-ev-electric-vehicles-5-things\" target=\"_blank\">trade policy<\/a> designed to protect the American auto sector from cheaper imports have limited the company&#8217;s stateside opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Forbes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/peterlyon\/2024\/04\/28\/why-america-remains-a-forbidden-land-for-chinese-carmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that the lack of a dealer network \u2014 BYD and other brands would essentially be starting from scratch \u2014 is a limiting factor as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"theco-ad-after-5th-paragraph theco-target\" id=\"theco-2742296295\" data-theco-trackid=\"66776\" data-theco-trackbid=\"1\">\n var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/p>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-4984542835302-0\">  googletag.cmd.push(function() { var mapping = googletag.sizeMapping().<br \/>\naddSize([0, 0], [[300, 250], [300, 600]]).<br \/>\nbuild(); googletag.defineSlot( &#8216;\/22934660287\/article-page-mid&#8217;, [[300,250],[300,600],[320,480],[400,300]], &#8216;gpt-ad-4984542835302-0&#8217; ) .addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting( &#8216;tags&#8217;, [&#8216;green-tech&#8217;, &#8216;battery-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;business&#8217;, &#8216;change-the-way-you-get-around&#8217;, &#8216;clean-energy&#8217;, &#8216;electric-vehicles&#8217;, &#8216;home&#8217;, &#8216;make-your-next-car-an-ev&#8217;, &#8216;solar-panels&#8217;, &#8216;tech-showcase&#8217;, &#8216;waste-less&#8217;, &#8216;news&#8217;] ).defineSizeMapping(mapping).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true); window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {}; const timers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers; timers[&#8216;gpt-ad-4984542835302-0&#8217;] = setTimeout( function () { const id = &#8216;gpt-ad-4984542835302-0&#8217;; document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 1000 ); if ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotRequested&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] === &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { return; } clearTimeout( timers[id] ); timers[id] = setTimeout( function () { document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); delete ( timers[id] ); }, 2500 ); } ); googletag.pubads().addEventListener( &#8216;slotResponseReceived&#8217;, function ( ev ) { const id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId(); if ( typeof timers[id] !== &#8216;undefined&#8217; ) { clearTimeout( timers[id] ); delete ( timers[id] ); } if ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) { document.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( &#8216;aagam_empty_slot&#8217;, {detail: id} ) ); } } ); window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true; } googletag.enableServices(); googletag.display( &#8216;gpt-ad-4984542835302-0&#8217; ); } );\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But Ford CEO Jim Farley and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/02\/15\/business\/chinese-automakers-eye-us-move\" target=\"_blank\">President Donald Trump<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/green-business\/chinese-electric-vehicles-us-market-entry\/\" target=\"_blank\">signaled<\/a> a willingness to partner with Chinese brands with clearly defined parameters that benefit the stateside sector, opening the door for some foreign technology to enter the U.S. market. But other automakers and administration leaders are not as open to the prospect, the Los Angeles Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/story\/2026-02-17\/ford-ceo-trump-officials-discussed-china-us-carmaking-jvs\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trade deals aside, Blade is setting performance milestones that will show up well on any road.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why does the &#8216;impossible triangle&#8217; of performance, range, and fast charging exist in electric vehicles?&#8221; Zheng Yu, product director of BYD Yangwang, <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2026\/03\/05\/byds-new-ev-battery-unlocks-1000-km-range-10-min-charging\/\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>, per Electrek. &#8220;The core issue lies in battery physics constraints.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blade uses lithium-iron phosphate chemistry, an emerging lithium-ion alternative that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/green-tech\/golden-battery-zeekr-ev-lfp\/\" target=\"_blank\">other brands<\/a> are also developing. 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The tech was developed with help from molecular engineering and artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>The fast charging is aided by BYD&#8217;s Flash charger, which was built to meet Chinese market specifications. The company intends to install 20,000 of them by the end of the year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"theco-10th-p-carousel theco-target\" id=\"theco-447985145\" data-theco-trackid=\"440807\" data-theco-trackbid=\"1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-tcd-accordion\">\n<div class=\"container-large\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-tcd-accordion-item\">\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n<div class=\"info-container\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-text h3\">TCD Picks \u00bb Quince Spotlight<\/h2>\n<p class=\"description-text\">\ud83d\udca1These best-sellers from Quince deliver affordable, sustainable luxury for all<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Drivers in a hurry can power their packs from 10% to 70% in five minutes, achieving gas pump parity, the release <a href=\"https:\/\/bydukmedia.com\/en\/news-articles\/byd-breaks-down-final-barriers-to-electrification-with-blade-battery-2.0-and-flash-charging.html\" target=\"_blank\">stated<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stateside, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edmunds.com\/car-news\/electric-car-range-and-consumption-epa-vs-edmunds.html\" target=\"_blank\">plenty of EV models<\/a> available with hundreds of miles of range that charge in 20 minutes or less, depending on the battery and charger type. EVs also save motorists around <a href=\"https:\/\/guide.thecooldown.com\/actions\/make-your-next-car-an-ev\/\" target=\"_blank\">$1,500 a year<\/a> in gas and service costs. Certain states offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbb.com\/car-advice\/electric-vehicle-rebates-by-state\/\" target=\"_blank\">incentives<\/a> to help you buy one. What&#8217;s more, EVs release no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.momscleanairforce.org\/resources\/tailpipe-pollution-and-our-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">harmful<\/a> tailpipe gases that negatively impact public health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Home solar is a great way to charge your ride cheaply, as abundant electricity via the sun avoids <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/green-business\/spiking-electricity-rates-solar-panel-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\">expensive<\/a> grid power. 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