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A potent new electric car has broken cover in China.
Details of the new BYD Han L electric sedan — which is named after the Han dynasty — have been revealed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
The Han L is a full-sized sedan measuring more than five metres long. There is no word on whether it will come to Australia, but it shows the brand’s performance potential.
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It uses two electric motors — one on each axle — to deliver 810kW and all-wheel drive. It can sprint to 100km/h from a standstill in just 2.7 seconds.
That’s bonkers performance, with power outputs easily eclipsing V12-powered supercars such the Ferrari 12Cilindri and Lamborghini Revuelto.
There is also a single-motor, rear-wheel drive version of the Han L that still makes a heady 500kW.
Joining the 500kW club used to be a challenge, but now it can be achieved with just a single-motor electric car.
The motor used in the Han L is claimed to be the second most powerful electric motor used in road-going vehicles. Only hypercar maker Koenigsegg uses a more potent motor.
The Han L uses a circa-83kWh lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery to deliver a driving range of more than 600km in the dual-motor version and more than 700km in the rear-wheel-drive model. Both driving range claims are based on the more lenient China Light-Duty vehicle Test Cycle (CLTC), so expect about 20 per cent less when tested on the benchmark WLTP test cycle.
Charging speeds are off the charts, too.
The Han L allows for users to plug in two DC fast chargers at the same time, which combined with 945-Volt charging architecture will allow users to refill the battery from 16 top 80 per cent in just 10 minutes.
It is unlikely we will see this kind of performance in a BYD vehicle Down Under, but it may appear in its Denza sub brand that is due to launch here soon.
Denza is a more premium luxury focused subset of BYD, which would suit these type of vehicles better.
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