The all-electric version of the Denza D9 has two fast charging ports and can be charged simultaneously using two chargers.

The hybrid version uses BYD's 1.5T Xiaoyun engine and consumes as little as 5.9 L of fuel per 100 km on low charge. This version supports 80 kW DC fast charging, with a charging time of 25 minutes from 30 percent to 80 percent.

The hybrid version of the Denza D9 has three maximum NEDC ranges of 945 km, 970 km and 1040 km on full fuel and full charge.

The pure electric version is equipped with a 103-kWh battery pack and has a maximum NEDC range of 620 km.

Unlike regular electric vehicles that offer only one fast charging port, the all-electric Denza D9 has two. Denza said it is the first automaker in the world to do so.

This allows the model to reach a maximum charging power of 166 kW and get a range of 230 km in 15 minutes.

This means that the all-electric Denza D9 can be charged with two chargers at the same time if the one next is idle.

Denza is a joint venture established in February 2011 by BYD and Daimler, with each holding a 50 percent stake, the first Sino-foreign joint venture in China to focus on NEVs. In February 2022, the Daimler brand was rebranded as Mercedes-Benz.

In an announcement at the end of January 24, BYD said that it and Daimler would increase their capital in Denza by RMB 1 billion each in monetary terms, and that the increase would not change the current shareholding of the two.

In a separate announcement on January 24, BYD said it signed an equity transfer agreement with Daimler regarding Denza, which will increase BYD's stake in the company to 90 percent and reduce Daimler's stake to 10 percent.

While making the D9 official, Denza also said yesterday that the brand plans to build 267 directly operated sales stores in 117 cities in China by the end of this year.

Like many of the current new car makers, Denza's stores will come in different sizes, including three types of stores - Denza Center, Denza Mini and Denza Experience Store.

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