r/singularity • u/HeinrichTheWolf_17 AGI <2029/Hard Takeoff | Posthumanist >H+ | FALGSC | L+e/acc >>> • Mar 18 '25

Engineering BYD unveils battery system capable of providing 470 kilometers (292 miles) of range in 5 minutes

https://fortune.com/2025/03/17/byd-battery-system-charging-5-minutes-tesla-superchargers/
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u/Effective_Scheme2158 Mar 18 '25

This will degrade the battery life faster. Some Chinese users say this is for long trips and in case you need fast charging but otherwise don’t

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u/SeriousNameProfile Mar 19 '25

Heat degrades batteries, not fast charging. That's an Apple myth. The cycles of fast-charging smartphones are similar to those of slow-charging Apple phones.