BYD plans Flash Charging network in Romania: 10–20 stations first, then up to hundreds
BYD executive vice-president Stella Li said in Bucharest that the Chinese automaker will invest in Flash Charging ultra-fast stations in Romania — starting with 10–20 sites and, over two to three years, potentially 100–200 or several hundred stations. Exact locations and opening dates were not announced. BYD cites charging times of about five to nine minutes on compatible Blade Battery 2.0 vehicles.
Chinese electric-vehicle maker BYD plans to build a Flash Charging ultra-fast charging network in Romania, executive vice-president Stella Li said during her first official visit to Bucharest at the end of October 2026, according to Autocritica, Capital (citing Mediafax) and other local outlets that covered her press briefing at BYD Romania’s offices.
Li said BYD would invest in 10–20 ultra-fast stations so drivers can try the technology. In a follow-on framing reported by Euronews Romania and Autocritica, she spoke of investing in 100–200 stations — or “several hundred,” depending on the interview — over the next two to three years, with company funding that could reach “several hundred million dollars,” scaled to the size of the network. Autocritica and Profit.ro reported a per-station cost of about €400,000–€500,000 (ITnewz cited a similar dollar range including equipment and installation).
Specific sites and a firm timetable for the first openings were not published. Li said she preferred high-traffic, easy-access locations, especially along motorways, and told reporters she would work with the local team to choose places. Euronews Romania quoted her telling the national manager that a charger should be installed “before the first snow covers the country,” an aspiration rather than a confirmed commissioning date.
Flash Charging, BYD says, can deliver up to 1,500 kW through a single connector on the Chinese-market standard and, with Blade Battery 2.0, recharge a compatible pack from about 10% to 70% in five minutes and 10% to 97% in nine minutes — and from 20% to 97% in about 12 minutes at −30°C. Each station is designed with its own battery storage so it can draw more modestly from the grid (Li cited roughly 100 kW) and still deliver peak power to vehicles. Stations would be usable by other brands, she said, though full megawatt-class speeds depend on what the car can accept; in Europe the first model marketed for Flash Charging is the Denza Z9 GT. ITnewz noted that BYD has not yet published a firm maximum CCS2 power figure for Europe comparable to the Chinese-market 1.5 MW claim. Romania is not on BYD’s shortlist for a new car plant in this round, Li said; the company already has a factory under way in Szeged, Hungary.