China continues to raise the bar on electric vehicles, with BYD unveiling a new EV platform that can be recharged about as fast as it takes refuel a gasoline car. Why it matters: Making EV charging as painless as visiting a gas station is one less hurdle for consumers,

China's energy and auto giant BYD has announced a super fast EV charging system that it says is nearly as quick as a fill up at the pumps.

BYD has just unveiled a new EV charging system called the Super e-Platform that it claims can add 249 miles of a range in a five-minute charge.