Pick my car
News › Australia's fastest-charging car, the Denza Z9 GT, is delayed to 2027News · 27 October 2026

Australia's fastest-charging car, the Denza Z9 GT, is delayed to 2027

Why it matters: Ultra-fast charging is coming, but it'll be a few years before it's common here. For most drivers, charging at home overnight is still cheaper and more convenient than any fast charger.

Breakthroughs

Denza Z9 GT
Photo: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

BYD's luxury brand Denza has pushed the Z9 GT's Australian launch from late 2026 to the first half of 2027. BYD says its 122.5 kWh LFP Blade battery can take up to 1,500 kW and charge from 10% to 97% in about 9 minutes, but that needs BYD's own Flash chargers, which will start small, mostly in cities and at some Denza dealers. Australia's fastest public chargers today are 400 kW.

Peak fast-charging power (kW)
  1. Denza Z9 GT (BYD's claim)1,500
  2. Fastest public chargers in Australia today400
  3. Tesla Model Y Long Range250
  4. Mazda CX-6e194
Charging costs: home vs public ›EV battery life ›

Source: CarExpert

More EV news

All the news ›

Free monthly newsletter

The EV Pick Monthly

The month's new cars, prices, battery breakthroughs and power deals for Australians, in one short email. Five-minute read, once a month.

One email a month. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy · Past issues

More guides

You might also like

Best electric cars: every rankingEvery EV, hybrid and plug-in list on EV Pick, with the top pick from each.Electric cars under $40,000Every EV under $40k, ranked by cost to ownElectric cars under $50,000Every EV under $50k, ranked by cost to own

See all guides

How we work it out, and our sources

Weekly cost = the car's energy use × 250 km × your electricity or fuel price, with 90% of charging at home. Prices are list prices at November 2026; check with the dealer.

  • Electricity: 2026–27 default rates (AER, Victorian Default Offer, state retailers). Public charging: Sydney network prices, July 2026.
  • Petrol and diesel: capital-city daily averages from state government price feeds, via FuelRadar, 12 November 2026. Diesel for Hobart, Canberra and Darwin is estimated from the national fall.
  • Cars: maker figures via CarExpert, Drive, CarsGuide and EV Central. Plug-in electric range is taken as 80% of the claim.
  • Servicing: published capped prices; marked as an estimate where not yet published (CarExpert comparison).
  • Tyres: an EV set lasts about 35,000 km, a petrol or hybrid set 50,000 km (RACV); prices from Gridly.
  • Home charger: about $2,000 installed ($1,000–$3,000). Novated leases: PwC summary.

Printed from EV Pick Australia · evpick.com.au. Prices and costs are estimates; check with the dealer. © 2026 EV Pick (T. Crouch). For personal use only; not to be copied, republished or sold without permission.

Was this page useful?