Sinopec converts Shanghai fuel station into BYD flash charging flagship
New partnership with BYD that could set the template for thousands of similar transformations across Sinopec's national network.
China's largest fuel retailer has completed its first full conversion of a traditional fuel station into an electric vehicle charging hub, opening the site under a new partnership with BYD that could set the template for thousands of similar transformations across Sinopec's national network, according to Chinese automotive industry outlet Wangtongshe.
The station at Huqingping Road 1209 in Shanghai's Hongqiao district opened on August 6, replacing its underground fuel storage tanks with BYD Blade battery packs and installing 12 flash charging stalls capable of delivering up to 1,500 kW, enough to charge a compatible EV from 10% to 70% in five minutes and to 97% in nine minutes. The site retains Sinopec's Easy Joy convenience store, which opened simultaneously with the charging hub, alongside a customer lounge with reclining chairs.
"This marks the transition of traditional fuel stations toward integrated energy hubs," Sinopec said in a statement, describing the project as the first milestone of its partnership with BYD.
The two companies signed a strategic and capital cooperation framework in Beijing on June 3, operating under the slogan "10,000 stations converging energy — fuel and flash charge together." Under the agreement, BYD flash chargers will be progressively deployed across Sinopec's network of more than 31,000 fuel stations nationwide, which already hosts 13,300 charging and battery-swap stations with 141,000 charge points delivering over 5 billion kWh annually.
BYD is targeting 20,000 flash charging stations across China by end-2026. For Sinopec, the partnership offers a route to repurpose prime-location assets under pressure from declining fuel volumes as EV penetration in China surpassed 60% of new car sales in June 2026.
