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Alexandre Baldy told Reuters that BYD is seeking permits to double annual capacity at its Camaçari, Brazil plant to 600,000 vehicles. He gave no date for that step, and he described a nearer output target of 25,000 vehicles a month by the end of 2026.
BYD launched the second-generation Seagull in China on 20 October at guide prices of 65,900 to 99,900 yuan. The three higher trims use a 39.2 kWh pack and a 420 km CLTC rating, and the company says those trims can charge from 10 to 70 percent in five minutes.
Chery has announced a passenger-car charger it calls Volt-Dragon, with a stated peak of 1.44 MW and a 10 to 97 percent charge in 6 minutes 50 seconds. It has not named the car, and the first step it describes is about 100 sites in 10 Chinese cities.