Geely Unveils 2,250 kW Charger and Claims the World’s Fastest EV Charging

Geely Auto Group launched its fifth generation Smart Charging Station in Ningbo on September 23, rated at a peak of 2,250 kW. In real world testing, a Lynk & Co 10 and a Zeekr 001 went from 10% to 70% charge in 4 minutes 30 seconds, and to 97% in 8 minutes 40 seconds. Geely’s own launch materials call it the fastest production ready charging performance in the world. Based on the figures Geely published that day, the claim holds up against BYD’s latest charging system and CATL’s Shenxing Gen 3 battery. What the event glossed over is that almost none of Geely’s current lineup can pull more than about half of what that station can deliver.

Charging hardware is advancing faster than the batteries currently available to make full use of it. Very few cars on sale today, from any manufacturer, can pull anywhere near the power that the latest charging hardware can deliver.

Company	Peak charger power	10% to 70% (or nearest published figure)	Published charging time
Geely	2,250 kW	4 min 30 sec	8 min 40 sec (to 97%)
BYD	1,500 kW	5 min	9 min (to 97%)
CATL Shenxing Gen 3	Not disclosed	3 min 44 sec (to 80%)	6 min 27 sec (to 98%)

XPeng opened Hong Kong’s first public megawatt charging station just a few days ago, rated at up to 1,000 kW, or 1 MW, although the company hasn’t published any 10% to 80% figures or other real-world charging times for it yet. CATL’s Shenxing Gen 3 battery isn’t in a production car yet either. The company says it will reach vehicles in the fourth quarter of this year, without naming a model.

The Fine Print Behind the Fastest Claim

Geely’s 4 minute 30 second figure comes from tests at room temperature using cars fitted with a battery rated for a 12C peak charge rate. That’s the Shendun Golden Battery, and it’s currently limited to Geely’s performance models. The updated Galaxy E5, which was also unveiled at the event, uses the new Ultra Short Blade Battery instead, a pack built for Geely’s cheaper models with laser welded cell tabs that cut charging heat by 10% while lifting its own peak rate to 6C, well short of the Golden Battery’s 12C rate. Geely also gave no figures for cold weather charging, which matters a lot in a European winter. BYD published its own numbers for that exact scenario, saying its second generation Blade Battery can go from 20% to 97% at minus 30 degrees just three minutes slower than at room temperature, according to BYD’s own announcement.

Most Geely Cars Can Only Use Half the Station

The Lynk & Co 10 is one of the cars fitted with that Shendun Golden Battery, the same 12C pack behind Wednesday’s headline test. China’s official testing body CATARC measured its peak charging input at just over 1,093 kW back in June, with the pack itself hitting 64 degrees during the test, according to Geely. Run the numbers on a 95 kWh pack at a 12C rate and you land at roughly 1,140 kW, which lines up closely with what CATARC actually measured on the road. Either figure puts today’s fastest Geely car at about half of what the new 2,250 kW station can theoretically supply.

Geely hasn’t said whether that full 2,250 kW is available through a single connector or split across two or more cars charging side by side. If two Golden Battery cars plug in at the same time and share the power evenly, each would get roughly 1,125 kW, which is almost exactly what one of those cars can already pull on its own. In that scenario, the station’s 2,250 kW ceiling stops being a meaningful limit because the cars hit their own maximum long before the station runs out of power.

There’s also a voltage story underneath the marketing. Lynk & Co sells the 10’s battery as a 900 volt system, but its nominal voltage sits at 772.8 volts, which places it in the same 800 volt class most premium EVs already use, a spec confirmed by CarNewsChina’s coverage of Geely’s earlier 1,500 kW rollout. At that voltage, a 1,093 kW peak means roughly 1,400 amps flowing through the cable and connector. Cooling those components sets the real-world speed limit, well before the charging station’s own power rating ever comes into play. Geely said in August it’s developing a 1,000 volt architecture to push the Lynk & Co 10 under 5 minutes 30 seconds for a 10% to 80% charge, with no production date attached. Geely UK’s Michael Yang separately told Autocar in early September that the group is building a 1,800 kW facility in China, again with nothing said about a UK rollout.

Keeping the Battery Alive Is the More Interesting Part

The part of Wednesday’s launch that got less attention than the peak power number matters more if you plan to keep the car for the long haul. Geely built an AI model called Xingrui PowerMind with the Chinese AI startup StepFun, and it’s meant to coordinate the car, the battery, the charging station, the cloud, the grid and the site’s own energy storage in real time. It forecasts battery temperature up to 30 seconds ahead and adjusts current to keep the average under 55 degrees and the peak under 65, backed by liquid cooling at five separate points from the station’s own storage battery through to the car’s pack.

Geely also developed a lithium-ion pulse restoration process that runs small currents through the battery to reactivate ions that build up at the negative electrode during repeated fast charging. Combined with the AI temperature management, the company says this adds up to 20% more cycle life. A slower home charging mode is designed to gradually reverse some of that degradation over time. The whole system is engineered to limit the wear each fast charge causes to the battery, not only to cut the time it takes.

Geely didn’t say Wednesday how many fifth generation stations it plans to build, where, or on what timeline, so this stays a domestic Chinese showcase for now, with no confirmed European launch date attached. Europe’s own ultra-fast charging buildout is happening on a different track altogether, built by public operators such as Allego, which is putting £100 million into UK ultra-fast charging, open to any brand that plugs in. Whether Geely ever brings this particular hardware to European roads or keeps it as a domestic flex aimed at BYD remains an open question for now.

FAQ

How powerful is Geely’s new charger?

Geely’s fifth generation Smart Charging Station has a peak output of 2,250 kW, or 2.25 MW.

How fast can the new Geely charger charge an EV?

A Lynk & Co 10 and Zeekr 001 reached 70% from 10% in 4 minutes 30 seconds during Geely’s testing. They reached 97% in 8 minutes 40 seconds.

Can current Geely EVs use the full 2,250 kW?

No. The Lynk & Co 10 has been measured at just over 1,093 kW, roughly half the charger’s maximum output.

What battery does Geely use for its fastest charging test?

The test used the Shendun Golden Battery, which supports a peak charging rate of 12C.

How does Geely’s charger compare with BYD’s?

BYD’s latest charging system has a peak output of 1,500 kW, while Geely’s new system reaches 2,250 kW.

How does it compare with CATL’s Shenxing Gen 3?

CATL says Shenxing Gen 3 can charge from 10% to 80% in 3 minutes 44 seconds and from 10% to 98% in 6 minutes 27 seconds. CATL has not disclosed its peak charging power in kW.

Does Geely’s system work in cold weather?

Geely has not published charging times for the new 2,250 kW system in cold conditions.

Will Geely bring the 2,250 kW charger to Europe?

Geely has not announced a European launch date for the fifth generation Smart Charging Station.

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