Not that long ago, we used to argue if a naturally aspirated V8 pushing 400 horses could hold its own against a twin-turbo V6. Fast forward to today, and the entire conversation has flipped on its head. Now, we are arguing about megawatts. The numerical chest-thumping has moved from the engine bay to the charging cable – and the latest shot fired out of China is so completely detached from the reality of Western infrastructure that it feels like science fiction.
Dongfeng revealed a monstrous new ultra-high-power charging station that drops a single-gun peak output of 1,500 kW right into the battery. That is 1.5 megawatts. One single charging cable draws enough juice to power a small village,
