In Cars, China, Dongfeng, Technology / by Harvinder Sidhu / 30 July 2026 3:51 pmChina’s EV charging speed war has a new entrant. Dongfeng Motor has rolled out its first fully in-house developed ultra-high-power charging pile, and the headline number is a big one – 1,500 kW from a single gun, putting it level with BYD’s second-generation Flash Charging as some of the most powerful mass-production-grade units in China. The charger uses a split design – the power electronics sit in a 1.2 MW host cabinet, with additional cabinets able to be paired to expand the available power pool to 2.4 MW and beyond. An 800-volt car drawing 1,500 amps tops out at 1.2 MW, neatly matching a single cabinet. BYD fired the loudest shot in March with its 1,500 kW second-generation Flash Charging and second-generation Blade Battery, which together deliver a 10-70% charge in five minutes – the Shenzhen giant is targeting 20,000 Flash Charging stations in China by the end of this year, with overseas expansion to follow.cAD: Drive the Dongfeng EV of your dreams.