Fast food, faster charging? BYD and KFC China collaborate to offer 9-minute refueling stations

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Electric vehicle giant BYD

announced Wednesday that it was partnering with KFC to offer its EV users in China a one-stop feeding and fueling experience — in under 10 minutes.

In a post on its official WeChat account, BYD said it was working with Yum China Holdings

— the fast-food conglomerate which owns the KFC brand in China — to develop a network of “nine-minute” drive-thrus across the country, which would allow EV drivers to stop for meals at KFC outlets while charging their cars.