U Power Completes 30 Battery-Swapping E-Trucks for Thailand

Shanghai, China- U Power Limited., a provider of AI-integrated solutions for next-generation energy grids and intelligent transportation systems, has completed production of the first batch of 30 battery-swapping electric heavy-duty trucks for the Thailand market. The vehicles are scheduled for delivery in late May 2026 and will enter pilot deployment as part of the company’s broader expansion strategy in Thailand and Southeast Asia.

The production milestone follows the successful completion of comprehensive operational testing and full-stack battery-swapping system integration in early March 2026. These tests validated the trucks’ performance, safety, and compatibility with U Power’s intelligent battery-swapping ecosystem.

This development marks an important step in U Power’s efforts to commercialize battery-swapping heavy trucks through its partnership with Whale Logistics (Thailand) Co., Ltd., one of Thailand’s leading integrated logistics service providers. Under their existing agreement, U Power and Whale Logistics plan to deploy up to 1,000 battery-swapping heavy trucks in Thailand over the next three years, creating one of the region’s largest electrified logistics fleets based on battery-swapping technology.

The trucks are manufactured by SAIC Hongyan Automotive Co., Ltd. under the UNEX EV brand. They combine advanced heavy truck engineering with U Power’s proprietary battery-swapping technology and intelligent energy management systems. The collaboration is intended to accelerate the transition to cleaner and more efficient freight transport, starting with Thailand’s fast-growing logistics sector and later expanding into other regional markets.

By integrating battery-swapping technology into heavy commercial vehicles, the project aims to solve one of the main barriers to electric truck adoption: charging downtime. Instead of waiting for conventional charging, fleet operators can replace depleted batteries with fully charged units in just minutes, improving vehicle utilization, reducing operating costs, and cutting carbon emissions across logistics networks.

Beyond Thailand, U Power sees this initiative as a scalable model for electrified heavy-duty transportation. The company plans to use operational data and market feedback from the Thailand pilot program to support the rollout of its smart battery-swapping infrastructure and commercial EV platforms in other Southeast Asian and global markets.

Mr. Johnny Lee, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of U Power Limited, said the completion of production and the upcoming delivery represent a major step in the company’s strategy to electrify commercial transportation through its intelligent battery-swapping ecosystem. He added that the Thailand deployment is expected to showcase the operational benefits of the technology and support broader expansion across regional logistics markets.

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