A nine-minute recharge time used to sound impossible. But BYD just turned that concept into reality. With over 1,000 km of range, the automaker’s flagship EV breaks cover for the first time. It ignores standard limits completely. The sedan—domestically known as the Da Han—targets the luxury market directly. It brings a level of hardware Mercedes and Tesla must account for.
Social media accounts for the company published exterior images on Monday ahead of a physical debut at the August 21 Chengdu Motor Show. Lu Tian—general manager of the Dynasty series—confirmed the timeline. And he teased that “more surprises await” attendees. At the front, thin headlights dominate the fascia. A signature “Dragon Whiskers” element connects them. Silver roof pillars contrast heavily with the main paint job.
A 102.326 kWh battery pack sits underneath the floorboards. To push the rear-wheel-drive model to 496 horsepower, the system relies on the Blade Battery 2.0 architecture. The output jumps to 764 horsepower when buyers select the all-wheel-drive setup. The charging hardware operates at extremes. It accepts up to 1,500 kW of electrical power. When plugged into a compatible station, the vehicle recharges from a 10 percent state to 70 percent in just five minutes. A full recharge to 97 percent takes exactly nine minutes. You rarely see speeds like that in production cars. We know these technical dimensions according to Chinese regulators.
The Da Han measures 5,256 mm in length. So it easily outstretches the Tesla Model S. The Lucid Air also falls short of those dimensions. To improve handling, BYD equipped the sedan with active suspension and rear-wheel steering. A roof-mounted LiDAR sensor supports the DiPilot 5.0 assistance software. Drivers rely on the system for automated highway transit and urban driving.
The Q2 Delivery Upset Forces Tesla to React
To be fair, such aggressive engineering makes perfect business sense right now. BYD officially reclaimed the global sales crown in the second quarter of 2026. The automaker secured 557,090 fully electric unit deliveries. Tesla lagged far behind with approximately 396,500 deliveries during that same period.
The pressure mounts.
At roughly $37,000, the Da Han applies intense pricing pressure. Western automakers simply can’t match the price-to-performance ratio. A luxury sedan with a 1,008 km range at that exact price point alters the entire market structure. Competitors won’t have an easy time catching up.