Why cars charge 5x faster in China when the research is shared?

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China's EV fast-charging infrastructure is far more advanced than the US, with chargers delivering up to 10-15C rates enabling 500 km range in minutes, while US chargers often fail or are unavailable.
Chinese companies like BYD and CATL lead in battery technology and charger deployment, using innovations like thinner separators, redesigned electrolytes, and silicon-carbon anodes to enable ultra-fast charging without lithium plating.
China's charging stations use battery storage 'sheds' to buffer grid demand, making megawatt charging feasible, while the US faces grid interconnection delays, transformer shortages, and regulatory hurdles.
China's centralized planning enabled rapid deployment of 5,000 megawatt charging stations across 297 cities in 13 months, whereas the US relies on fragmented, market-driven decisions leading to slow progress and unreliable networks.
US EV charging infrastructure suffers from policy instability, such as the NEVI program freeze, and reliance on private companies like Tesla, whose Supercharger team was abruptly fired, undermining reliability and expansion.

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