A sedan from Lynk & Co has just posted some of the most impressive EV charging figures seen to date — and the numbers are hard to ignore.
According to Chinese media reports, the new Lynk & Co 10 can charge from 10 to 80 percent in 5 minutes and 32 seconds. Pushing all the way to 97 percent takes just 8 minutes and 42 seconds. That puts the model at the very top of the rapidly growing class of electric vehicles capable of megawatt-level charging.
The technology behind the numbers
The Lynk & Co 10 runs on an upgraded version of Geely’s LFP Golden Brick Battery, a cell technology previously used in models from sister brand Zeekr. The key upgrade here is a step up in system voltage from 800 to 900 volts — a change that is central to unlocking the car’s charging performance.
Published video footage of the charging session shows the car sustaining close to 500 kW of charging power even after passing 80 percent state of charge. Peak charging power was recorded at 1,100 kW, delivered through a Zeekr megawatt charger rated at up to 1,300 kW.
That last detail matters more than the headline peak figure. Most electric vehicles can accept very high power for brief windows, but charging speed tends to drop off sharply as the battery fills — typically from around 60 to 80 percent onwards. What makes the Lynk & Co 10 demonstration noteworthy is the stability of the charging curve at high states of charge. Sustaining near-500 kW output deep into the battery window is not something many cars can currently claim.
Eighteen seconds faster than BYD
The comparison with BYD is unavoidable. The Chinese giant recently unveiled the second generation of its Blade Battery, with the Denza Z9 GT achieving a 10-to-97-percent charge in 9 minutes using BYD’s Flash Charging technology. The Lynk & Co 10, based on the figures released, completes the same charge window 18 seconds faster.
In real-world terms the gap is slim. But technologically, the signal is clear: the competition in the EV space is no longer just about range and battery capacity. It is increasingly about how long a car can sustain very high charging power across the full charging window. For drivers, that is precisely what determines the actual experience at a charger. Peak power looks good on a spec sheet, but what really counts is how quickly the car moves from low to high in practice.
