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        "id": 1670928,
        "msgid": "byd-and-kfc-collaboration-in-china-charge-electric-vehicle-while-eating-just-9-minutes-1775879449",
        "date": "2026-04-11 09:52:06",
        "title": "BYD and KFC Collaboration in China: Charge Electric Vehicle While Eating, Just 9 Minutes",
        "author": "Nur Jamal Shaid",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has partnered with KFC to launch a \"9-minute\" drive-thru network in China, allowing drivers to charge their vehicles and order food simultaneously in under 10 minutes. This initiative leverages BYD's second-generation Blade battery technology, which can charge to 97% in nine minutes, and includes smart ordering features integrated into the vehicle's screen to enhance user convenience. Amid declining domestic sales and intensifying competition in China's EV market due to oversupply and reduced government subsidies, BYD aims to address key ownership barriers like charging wait times while expanding its fast-charging infrastructure to 20,000 stations by year-end.",
        "content": "<p>Electric vehicle manufacturer from China, BYD, has teamed up with the\nfast-food chain KFC to offer an experience of charging while eating in a\nshort time, even less than 10 minutes. Quoted from CNBC, this\ncollaboration was announced on Wednesday (9\/4\/2026), with the aim of\nbuilding a \u201c9-minute\u201d drive-thru network in various regions of China.\nThrough this concept, electric vehicle drivers can order food at KFC\noutlets while waiting for their vehicles to be charged. KFC\u2019s network\nitself is said to be the largest in the country, with nearly 13,000\noutlets spread across around 2,500 cities. The \u201c9-minute\u201d label refers\nto the fast-charging capability of BYD\u2019s second-generation Blade\nbattery. This technology was introduced last March and is claimed to be\nable to charge up to 97 percent in just nine minutes. As part of the\ncollaboration, BYD also launched a \u201csmart ordering\u201d feature that allows\ndrivers to order food directly from the vehicle\u2019s screen. The system can\nalso display locations of KFC drive-thrus integrated with charging\nstations along the travel route. BYD states that this partnership aims\nto overcome one of the main challenges of electric vehicle ownership,\nnamely the waiting time during charging. The company is also\naccelerating infrastructure expansion. As of 31 March 2026, BYD has\ncompleted the construction of 5,000 fast-charging stations in China and\ntargets a total of 20,000 units by the end of the year. Although still\nleading the electric vehicle market in China, BYD\u2019s performance has\nrecently come under pressure. Domestic sales in the first quarter of\n2026 fell by around 30 percent compared to the same period the previous\nyear. This decline occurred amid a slowdown in China\u2019s electric vehicle\nsector, triggered by oversupply and the reduction of government\nsubsidies since early 2026. Competition is also becoming increasingly\nfierce with the presence of other players such as Leapmotor, backed by\nStellantis, and Geely\u2019s Zeekr brand.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/byd-and-kfc-collaboration-in-china-charge-electric-vehicle-while-eating-just-9-minutes-1775879449",
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