BYD’s Denza Z9GT Charges Fully in Under 10 Minutes
WIRED witnessed the game-changing Denza Z9 GT brim its battery in just 9 minutes, but BYD's premium brand looks like it's making a huge mistake.
Released on 04/13/2026
Transcript
[tires screeching]
And this isn't even the most impressive thing it does.
So this is the new Flash
charging system,
super fast charging system, from BYD,
for the new generation of the Denza.
You can see the car is at 10%
waiting to be charged
and we are gonna see whether it really does brim it
in nine minutes.
Three, two, one.
Plug it.
Here we go.
[light upbeat music]
Well, that's the first time
I've ever watched a charged car
from 10 percent to full in one go.
Just sat there watching it.
It's amazing, game changing.
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