Huawei has announced a 1.5 MW supercharger developed for heavy-duty vehicles. The charger, which will be officially introduced on April 22, will be able to charge the batteries of large vehicles in a very short time by reaching a maximum charging current of 2,400 A.

Huawei unveils 1.5 MW supercharger

Huawei, together with companies such as BYD, Didi and Zeekr, which have similar investments in the sector, is focusing on high-speed charging solutions for heavy vehicles. The new charger has the capacity to provide 20 kWh of energy per minute to large vehicles such as trucks.

Thanks to this technology, vehicles will be able to be fully charged in 15 minutes. Huawei Digital Energy President Hou Jinlong emphasized the importance of this new supercharger by stating that the charging time for heavy-duty trucks should be reduced to less than 30 minutes in order to become fully electric.

In the same period as Huawei’s announcement, Zeekr announced that it will launch a 1.2 MW supercharger in the second quarter. Zeekr has increased the power of its charging stations from 360 kW to 800 kW in the last three years and operates 826 charging stations in China.

On the other hand, BYD introduced a 1,000 kW fast charger last week that can add 2 km per second or 400 km of range in 5 minutes. BYD plans to integrate these charging stations with energy storage systems to provide high charging power even in areas where the electricity grid is insufficient. The company aims to install 4,000 1 MW fast chargers and announced that the first 500 will be put into operation in April.

Huawei’s 1.5 MW super charger is seen as a critical step for the widespread use of electric vehicles, especially in the logistics and transportation sectors. Investments made by China-based companies in fast charging solutions will accelerate the electric transformation of heavy-duty vehicles.