EVwire brief: Geely has launched its new Geely Smart Charging technology, combining a fifth-generation, 2.25 MW charging station with AI-powered battery management that the company says can take an EV from 10% to 70% in 4 minutes 30 seconds.
The test was conducted at room temperature using battery technology fitted to the Lynk & Co 10 and Zeekr 001. Geely says the same setup went from 10% to 70% in 4 minutes and 30 seconds, and 10% to 97% in 8 minutes 40 seconds.
Here’s Geely’s demo, as posted on X:
The interesting part is what Geely is doing with all that power. The company is using AI to manage the battery while it charges, including predicting temperature changes and adjusting charging power before the battery gets too hot.
Geely says its system can predict battery temperature up to 30 seconds ahead, while keeping average battery temperature below 55°C (131°F) during charging and peak temperature below 65°C (149°F). The company also uses liquid cooling throughout the charging system, from the charger and cable to the vehicle's charge port and battery.
Geely’s end-to-end five-point liquid-cooling system.
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The system combines Geely's Xingrui PowerMind, a smart energy AI model jointly developed with Chinese AI company StepFun, that coordinates the vehicle, battery, charging station, cloud, grid, and energy storage system in real time. Geely says the software monitors battery condition and adjusts charging rather than simply pushing maximum power into the pack for as long as possible.
That distinction matters at this charging rate. 2.25 MW is an enormous amount of electrical power, so managing heat becomes just as important as delivering it. Geely says its lithium-ion pulse restoration technology can also extend battery cycle life by more than 20%.
The hardware is paired with Geely's latest high-rate batteries. The Shendun Golden Battery supports a peak charging rate of 12C, while the new Next-Gen Ultra Short Blade Battery uses laser-welded cell tabs and covers to cut heat generated during charging by 10%, and supports a peak charging rate of 6C.
Helping support these technologies is a robotic charging arm Geely showed off at the launch, which is built to plug the connector into a vehicle automatically.
Geely is now putting the technology into actual vehicles rather than leaving it as a charging-station demonstration. The company has identified the Lynk & Co 10 and Zeekr 001 in its testing, while its launch also included an updated Galaxy E5.
Kevin Chen, a Geely representative posting from the event, highlighted the vehicles that will be compatible with the company’s new fast charging tech. As per Chen, the E5, TT, and Zhanjian 700 will be the first cars in China that could enjoy AI Smart Charging.
Geely's full reveal can be viewed here:
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Context:
Geely, BYD, and CATL have spent the past year and a half leapfrogging each other on charging speed, each unveiling faster "flash charging" claims as China's brutal EV price war pushes automakers to find any edge that doesn't mean cutting prices further.
The 2.25 MW peak puts Geely about 50% ahead of BYD's latest Flash Charging 2.0 system, which tops out at 1.5 MW. BYD isn't backing off, either. The company said in June it would spend nearly €2 billion rolling its five-minute flash-charging stations out across Europe in the coming years. Geely and BYD are also racing each other on the next battery leap, with both companies, plus CATL, now targeting 2027 for solid-state pilot production.
The bigger story here might be about batteries. Geely's new Shendun Golden and Next-Gen Ultra Short Blade batteries are part of a broader push by Chinese automakers to cut their dependence on CATL, the industry's dominant battery supplier. CATL controls roughly 38% of the world's lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery manufacturing capacity, while BYD, which makes batteries mostly for itself, is the second-largest player, with smaller suppliers EVE Energy, CALB, and Gotion each holding around 7%.
Source: Geely Auto Group on X, ChinaEV Home on X, Kevin Chen on X, Financial Times, Reuters
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