BYD's megawatt Flash Charging is heading for Malaysia's highways, at least on paper. BYD Malaysia managing director Jacob Ma and Gentari CEO Sushil Purohit signed a memorandum of understanding in Shenzhen on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026 to explore deploying BYD Flash Charging and battery energy storage systems in Malaysia, paultan.org and SoyaCincau reported. Gentari is wholly owned by Petronas.
What the chargers do
The DC chargers run at up to 1,500 kW and can take a compatible BYD or Denza from 10% to 70% in five minutes and to 97% in nine minutes, paultan.org reported. The companies say that adds about 400 km of range in five minutes under optimal conditions. Battery storage lets the stations run without drawing that much power straight from the grid. Right now the only model in Malaysia that supports full Flash Charging is the Denza Z9 GT, which went on sale there in July at RM358,800.
Where they could go
The two companies will look for sites along "key intercity corridors connecting major population centres," on top of selected BYD and Denza showrooms announced earlier, and will study power supply, storage, costs and operating models. SoyaCincau reported that BYD Malaysia has said the chargers will also be open to non-BYD EVs at those cars' own maximum charging rates.
It is still only an MoU: Lowyat.NET noted no rollout timeline has been confirmed, and no station count or pricing has been given.
For how BYD is bringing the same tech to its cheapest car in China, see our story on the second-generation BYD Seagull.