BYD Megawatt Flash Charger used as playground swing sparks infrastructure safety concerns
BYD said maintenance crews were sent after the video spread, as the company tightened inspections at a network with more than 10,000 stations in China.
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Remarkable images surfaced in China yesterday. Children are using BYD's fastest fast charger, capable of 1,000 volts and 1,500 kW, as a swing. Of course, children shouldn't play near a fast charger, but it also raises the question of whether the design isn't flawed.
A public electric vehicle charging station in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China on the 2nd, when the Chinese National Day (1-7 days) holiday just began. The two children began rocking back and forth on what looked like a swing. When the video was posted on the Weibo account of the Chinese media platform “Sohu Clairvoyant,” it quickly spread and became controversial. A child
BYD Megawatt Flash Charger used as playground swing sparks infrastructure safety concerns
A viral clip showing children swinging from an operational BYD Megawatt Flash Charger in China prompted a BYD site inspection. Standby interlocks limit immediate electrical exposure, while the incident raises questions about mechanical stress on liquid-cooled charging cables.
On 2 October in Nanning, in southern China, two children were filmed swinging to the cables of a BYD Flash Charging charging station. The manufacturer sent a team to inspect the station after the video was circulated on Chinese social networks.
Children in Nanning used ultra-fast BYD cable stations as swings, raising security and infrastructure resistance concerns
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