China is back with another engineering marvel. This time, in the form of BYD’s new battery system which is reportedly capable of charging an electric car in just five minutes – roughly the same amount of time as refueling a combustion vehicle.

China’s car giant BYD has announced an ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging system that it says can charge EVs almost as quickly as it takes to fill a gasoline car. BYD, China's largest EV maker and Tesla rival,

Chinese automaker BYD continues to leave Tesla in the dust. The company introduced a new battery system on Monday that it claims can charge an electric vehicle in just five minutes, about the same time it takes to refuel a traditional car.