<ul><li>Chinese automaker BYD announced fast charging times for its next-generation electric cars, with charging times as low as five minutes for 250 miles of range.</li><li>Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging CEO, Andrew Cornelia, believes that five-minute charging may be overkill and that the industry is already closer to the optimal charging time of 10 to 12 minutes.</li><li>Cornelia emphasizes that the key is to make the charging time fit the activity people are doing, rather than aiming for the fastest possible charging all the time.</li><li>Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging focuses on placing chargers at locations where drivers can engage in activities during the charging time, such as partnering with retailers like Starbucks and Buc-ee's.</li></ul>

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