According to BYD, the platform has charging power of 1,000 kilowatt and takes up to 1,000 amps. This means it can charge batteries at a rate of about 2km per second and add 400km in range in five 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,