BYD is pouring nearly €2 billion into building out a charging network across Europe, a move that effectively tells the continent’s legacy automakers: we’re not just selling cars here, we’re building the gas stations too.
The investment centers on BYD’s proprietary Flash Charging technology, which can deliver roughly 400 kilometers of range in just five minutes. The stations operate at up to 1.5 MW, putting them firmly in the ultra-fast charging category that most existing European infrastructure simply cannot match.
The rollout is already underway
BYD’s first Flash Charging stations went live in Germany in May 2026, with the UK following in June. The company is targeting 3,000 charging stations across Europe by 2027, including 600 in the UK alone.
Each station costs approximately €580,000 to build, according to BYD Executive Vice President Stella Li. Quick math on 3,000 stations at that price puts the total somewhere around €1.74 billion, which tracks closely with the announced investment figure.
