Arriving with 10% charge, a BYD Seal 07 at a flash-charging station in Shenzhen hit 70% in four minutes and 51 seconds. By eight minutes and 44 seconds it showed 97% and 686 km of range on its screen. BYD posted the demonstration on social media, and it is the clearest picture yet of what the carmaker is selling with the second-generation Seal 07, which launches in China on November 5.
The launch date was reported by Auto Home on October 30, citing BYD. The same day Zhang Zhuo, who runs sales for BYD’s Ocean lineup, said on Weibo that display cars had reached showrooms in 131 Chinese cities. Reservations for the EV opened on October 26 without a price. Buyers who reserve get priority production and delivery, and can ask for the deposit back in full before confirming an order. Deliveries are planned for November.
Why BYD is refreshing it now
The new car comes only about 8 months after the first Seal 07 EV went on sale on March 5, and the sales numbers help explain the haste. The wider Seal lineup, which mixes several battery electric and plug-in hybrid models, sold 46,718 vehicles in September, down 9.04% from a year earlier. Across the first 9 months of 2026 it sold 304,723, a fall of 14.11%. CnEVPost compiled those figures, and they cover more than the Seal 07 alone.
Dealer billing notices reportedly show a preliminary allocation price of 180,000 yuan, about $25,250, though that is not the showroom price. For reference, the March EV started at 169,900 yuan ($25,310) and went up to 189,900 yuan.
Bigger, rear-driven, and faster to charge
The body grows to 5,080 mm long, 1,960 mm wide and 1,495 mm tall on a 2,960 mm wheelbase. That is 85 mm longer and 50 mm wider than the outgoing car, with 60 mm more between the axles. Styling follows the Ocean Aesthetics 2.0 language of the Seal 08: split wave-shaped headlights, a closed-off grille and a rear light bar running the full width.
The electric version now drives the rear wheels, on the e-Platform 3.0 Evo, with a choice of 245 kW (329 hp) or 300 kW (402 hp). Batteries are 76.744 kWh and 88.682 kWh LFP Blade packs. Claimed range is 775 km on the CLTC cycle, roughly 636 km on WLTP, for the smaller pack, and 875 km CLTC, about 718 km WLTP, for the larger. CLTC flatters; WLTP is the harder yardstick.
The plug-in hybrid keeps the DM-i name and front-wheel drive. A 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine rated at 115 kW (154 hp) works with a 160 kW (215 hp) motor and a 38.029 kWh battery, good for 245 km on electricity under WLTC.
The flash-charging claim
BYD advertises a car that is “ready in 5 minutes, full in 9 minutes,” while admitting that real times depend on conditions. The second-generation Blade Battery works with the company’s 1,500-kilowatt Flash chargers. How much power this particular car can actually accept is unclear. By comparison, InsideEVs cited an Out of Spec test in which a Tesla Model 3 Long Range needed 35 minutes to go from 0 to 80% on a 250 kW Supercharger.
BYD also says it ran a nail-penetration test combined with flash charging and the battery did not catch fire after 500 cycles. It reports strong charging performance down to -22°F (-30°C).
Inside, and where it will sell
The cabin has front zero-gravity seats with massage, ventilation and heating, plus a 20-speaker Devialet system. Boot space is 618 litres, and the EV adds a 160-litre front trunk that the hybrid lacks. Suspension is the DiSus-M magnetorheological system. Display cars carry roof-mounted LiDAR, but BYD has not said what driver-assistance features each trim will get.
BYD has confirmed it will export its flash-charging technology to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. The United States is unlikely, given steep tariffs on Chinese EVs and limits on Chinese-origin software.
Sources
- BYD to launch second-gen Seal 07 sedan on November 5
- BYD Seal 07
- 2nd-gen BYD Seal 07 reaches dealers with 402 hp and an 875 km range
- New 400 hp BYD Seal 07 reaches dealers ahead of Nov launch – The Supercar Blog
- The Tesla Model 3’s Worst Nightmare Has Arrived In China
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