Just a month after Chinese automaker BYD set the bar for EV fast charging with its new Blade Battery 2.0 and flash charging system, rival Geely has already raised it. The companys Lynk Co brand has announced that its new 900V Energee Golden Brick Battery delivers even quicker results.

　　Geely edges ahead on charging speeds

Lynk Co has unveiled the 10 and 10+ electric sedans, both built to showcase its latest fast-charging tech. According to CarNewsChina, official test data shared by the company shows the Lynk Co 10 charging from 10% to 70% in 4 minutes and 22 seconds, and from 10% to 97% in 8 minutes and 42 seconds. In contrast, BYDs flash charging tech achieved the same results in 5 minutes and 9 minutes, respectively. The difference is small, but its enough to put Geely in the lead, at least on paper.

The cars themselves are also worth paying attention to. The standard Lynk Co 10 has a pre-sale price between $29,000 and $33,000, putting it in direct competition with the Xiaomi SU7 while undercutting BYDs Z9GT. The 10+ is the performance variant, packing 912hp and hitting 0-100km/h in 3.2 seconds, though Geely has yet to reveal pricing details.

　　Whats the catch?

As with most headline figures, Geelys results come from controlled testing using Zeekrs V4 ultra-fast chargers, so real-world results may vary. Geelys public charging network is also much smaller than BYDs. The company currently has around 2,100 stations across China, compared to BYDs 5,000, with the latter targeting 20,000 stations by the end of the year.

The Chinese EV giants are competing on two fronts: battery technology and charging infrastructure. For now, Geely holds the speed advantage, while BYD leads on scale. If Geely can close the infrastructure gap, it could have a genuinely compelling answer to BYDs dominance. Until then, having the fastest charging means little if there arent enough chargers to utilize it.