Overview
- Mercedes says test learnings from the Concept AMG GT XX will feed a high-performance HYC1000 variant that raises per-plug peak power from 600 kW to about 850 kW.
- The company plans to equip its own charging parks with HYC1000 stations from 2026, building on roughly 80 sites across Germany, Austria, the United States, China and Japan with expansion to up to eight additional countries within a year.
- Alpitronic's HYC1000 uses a central power cabinet delivering up to 1,000 kW to as many as four pillars with two plugs each, enabling dynamic load sharing for up to eight vehicles.
- Mercedes reports the AMG prototype surpassed one megawatt in a charging test and replenished roughly 400 kilometers of range in about five minutes via a single CCS cable rated up to 1,000 amperes.
- Ionity plans to introduce HYC1000 chargers in the second half of 2025, while BYD promotes a 1,000 kW 'Megawatt Flash Charging' system with similar five‑minute range claims as Mercedes and Alpitronic pursue CCS standard evolution in Europe.