BYD EV Platforms

Blade · cell-to-body · 1,000 V · e4

BYD makes the cell, the chip, the motor and the car. Its Super e-Platform charges at 1 MW because every part of that chain is in-house.

Bar chart of peak DC charging power by BYD platform: e-Platform 3.0 at 150 kW on the Seal (2021 platform), e-Platform 3.0 Evo at 240 kW on the Sea Lion 07 (2024), and the Super e-Platform at 1,000 kW on the Han L (2025). Below, three in-house building blocks: Blade LFP cells, first cell-to-pack and then cell-to-body; integrated drive and power electronics from 8-in-1 to 12-in-1; and the 1,000-volt silicon carbide system with in-house 1,500 V chips and a 30,000 rpm motor. All are built by BYD and its FinDreams units. PEAK DC CHARGING BY BYD PLATFORM e-Platform 3.0 150 kW (Seal) 3.0 Evo 240 kW (Sea Lion 07) Super e-Platform 1,000 kW (Han L) launch years: 2021, 2024, 2025 Blade LFP cell-to-pack, then cell-to-body 8-in-1 to 12-in-1 integrated drive and power electronics 1,000 V SiC in-house 1,500 V chips 30,000 rpm motor All three built in-house by BYD and its FinDreams units
Top voltage
1,000 V
Peak charging
1 MW
Cell
Blade LFP
Hub
Systems

Finding

BYD's platforms improve faster than rivals' because it designs and builds the battery, power semiconductors and drive units itself

e-Platform 3.0 (2021) introduced the Blade LFP pack as a structural element and an 8-in-1 electric powertrain; cell-to-body arrived on the Seal in 2022. e-Platform 3.0 Evo (2024) moved to a 12-in-1 drive module and 240 kW charging. The Super e-Platform (March 2025) runs at 1,000 V with BYD-designed 1,500 V silicon carbide chips, a 30,000 rpm motor and Flash Charge Blade cells rated at 10C, for 1 MW peak charging on BYD's own megawatt chargers.

Few automakers control that much of the stack. FinDreams Battery makes the Blade cells, BYD Semiconductor makes the IGBT and silicon carbide power devices, and FinDreams Powertrain builds the motors and integrated drive modules. The result shows up as cost: the Seagull and Dolphin sell in China at prices Western automakers cannot reach on their own platforms. See BYD battery platforms and the BYD profile.

Two brand platforms push further. Yangwang's e4 drives each wheel with its own motor, enabling torque vectoring at every corner (the U9 supercar and U7 sedan are the battery-electric models). Denza's e3 uses three motors, one front and two rear, on the Z9 GT. In software, BYD put its God's Eye driver assistance on nearly every model in 2025, on NVIDIA and Horizon Robotics chips, running on the Xuanji central E/E architecture. Plug-in hybrid platforms (DM-i, DMO) are outside this page.

Lineup

BYD platforms compared

Battery-electric platforms only. Model lists are brief.

BYD EV platforms
PlatformLaunchedVoltage, chargingBattery and driveModels
e-Platform 3.02021Up to 800 V via motor boost; about 150 kWBlade LFP, cell-to-pack and cell-to-body; 8-in-1 driveDolphin, Seagull, Atto 3, Seal
e-Platform 3.0 Evo2024Up to 240 kWCell-to-body; 12-in-1 drive; direct-cooling heat pumpSea Lion 07, Seal 06 EV
Super e-Platform20251,000 V; up to 1,000 kWFlash Charge Blade, 10C; 30,000 rpm motor; in-house SiCHan L, Tang L
e4 (Yangwang)2023High voltage; model-specificFour independent motorsYangwang U9, U7
e3 (Denza)2024High voltage; model-specificThree motors, one front and two rearDenza Z9 GT EV

Plants

Where BYD builds platform vehicles

China plants build all platforms; overseas plants assemble e-Platform 3.0 models first.

BYD vehicle plants
RegionPlantsStatus
ChinaShenzhen, Xi'an, Changsha, Hefei, Changzhou, Zhengzhou, JinanIn production
Southeast AsiaRayong (Thailand); Subang (Indonesia)Rayong since 2024; Subang starting
Latin AmericaCamacari (Brazil)Assembly since 2025
Europe and TurkeySzeged (Hungary); Manisa (Turkey)Szeged starting; Manisa planned
Central AsiaJizzakh (Uzbekistan)In production

Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
BYD EV Platforms
Sources
BYD launch events (2021, 2024, March 2025); BYD annual reports; press reports
Updated
October 2026