Zeekr's new EV has a 'Golden Battery' that charges from 10-80% in just nine minutes – making it the world's fastest

• The 7X SUV is among the first EVs to receive Zeekr’s latest battery tech
• Fast-charging can add over 300 miles of range in minutes
• Journalists have been experiencing the rapid top-ups first hand

Zeekr revealed details of its next-generation ‘Golden Battery’ technology late in 2023, when it promised 500km (around 310 miles) of range in a mere 15 minutes.

Well, that battery technology has now been fitted to its latest EV model – the 7X SUV – and the performance of its packs has surpassed expectations, managing to charge from 10-80% in nine minutes 45 seconds.

Kyle Connor, host of the YouTube channel Out Of Spec Reviews, recently got hands-on with the 7X SUV, where he drained the 75kWh lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) battery down to zero before topping it up from one of Zeekr’s in-house public charging outlets.

The outlet was rated at a heady 840kW, which ...