Chery has introduced Volt-dragon, a megawatt-scale EV charging system, at its Global Innovation Conference in China. The company claims a peak output of 1.44 MW, enough to add 500 km of driving range in five minutes. A charge from 10% to 97% is said to take six minutes and 50 seconds. Chery has not identified which vehicle models can use the system, and the quoted range is likely based on China’s CLTC cycle.
The stations are expected to serve vehicles with 800-volt platforms or architectures above 1,000 volts, according to the report. Chery says the equipment uses next-generation silicon-carbide power electronics and achieves 96.5% efficiency from the grid to the charging connector. Liquid cooling is intended to manage heat during megawatt charging; the combined cable and connector weigh two kilograms, while operating noise is claimed to stay below 50 dBA.
Chery also announced robotic-arm automated charging and bidirectional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capability. Its CheryMind AI language model was presented alongside Volt-dragon, with potential applications including the charging network, robotaxis and Level 4 automated driving. The company did not explain how the AI would work with the charging infrastructure.
Chery plans to open 100 stations across ten Chinese cities, with further expansion details due before the end of 2026. By 2029, it is targeting more than 20,000 V2G-capable stations worldwide. For comparison, CATL says its third-generation Shenxing battery can charge from 10% to 98% in six minutes and 27 seconds; BYD, Geely and Huawei have cited roughly eight to nine minutes for similar charging ranges.