India, March 19 -- BYD's ascent towards total EV supremacy appears to be nearly complete. The Chinese EV maker which surpassed Tesla last year as the world's highest-selling EV maker has just unveiled a new EV charging technology that makes even the Tesla Supercharger's charging pace seem glacial in comparison.

BYD has revealed that its new technology, dubbed "Super-E platform" can provide a full charge of its latest EVs in five-to-eight minutes: essentially not much longer than it would take to tank-up a petrol-powered automobile. The technology isn't just limited to small capacity batteries; it can provide upwards 400 km of charge in that duration.

At the moment, the chief beneficiaries of this technology are BYD's Chinese customers. ...