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Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by drop_star on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @01:39PM (#50369744)
Are those chargers available in NA? Wouldn't they use higher line voltages than are currently permitted?
Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by pornel on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @01:56PM (#50369962)
Supply line voltage is irrelevant. The car and charger negotiate power and voltage dynamically.

Charging stations typically also have on-site battery storage to have peak charging power that exceeds grid supply (and also because energy arbitrage is profitable).

Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by bluGill on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:25PM (#50370332)
Local codes might limit things, but that is unlikely.
Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by overfeed on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @03:12PM (#50370864)
Local codes for residential? I doubt anyone would be doing flash-charging at home. If you're referring to codes for charging networks, that would fall under industrial fixtures; and industrial codes allow for scarily-high-amperage wiring under a stricter regime than residential.
Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by bluGill on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @03:59PM (#50371436)
Industrial codes often only allow trained electricians to connect those high voltage wires. Even though it is fine, it is against the code to plug in that cable.
Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by pornel on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @06:53PM (#50373087)
Flash charging delivers over a megawatt of power via a thick actively-cooled cable. This is for rapid charging stations along highways (equivalent of gas stations), not for a DIY install in your garage.
Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by bluGill on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @07:02PM (#50373151)
This is about needing a licensed electrician to connect that cable to your car when you are a that rapid charging station on the highway.

The letter of the law often says things like that.

Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by pornel on Thursday November 05, 2026 @07:03AM (#50378145)
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Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by bluGill on Thursday November 05, 2026 @07:55AM (#50378539)
I am very well aware that the connector is foolproof. Hope the law was written years ago when nobody but trained electricians would even dream of touching anything more higher voltage than a US, than a standard household. All it takes is a few people who have an irrational hate of EVs, which we know a lot of those exist, and they will just apply the law and some of you can't charge your EV in a certain area at more than level 2.

The above has nothing to do about safety or how practical it is. It is about people who can apply the law to their twisted ends.

Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by adrian_b on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @01:56PM (#50369973)
Currently the fastest chargers use 1000 V.

There are international standards for 1000 V and 800 V charging, but I have no idea whether they are allowed in NA.