U Power to ship 30 battery-swap e-trucks to Thailand in May

U Power has completed production of the first batch of 30 battery-swapping electric heavy-duty trucks designated for the Thai market, with delivery scheduled for late May 2026 as part of a plan to deploy up to 1,000 vehicles in the country over three years. The trucks, manufactured by SAIC Hongyan under the UNEX EV brand, combine the manufacturer’s vehicle engineering with U Power’s proprietary battery-swapping technology and intelligent energy management systems.

The pilot deployment is being carried out in partnership with Whale Logistics, one of Thailand’s leading integrated logistics providers. The battery-swapping system allows fleet operators to replace depleted batteries with fully charged units in minutes, addressing charging downtime as a primary barrier to electric truck adoption in commercial freight operations. Production was completed following operational testing and full-stack battery-swapping system integration in early March 2026.\

U Power says the Thailand deployment is intended to serve as a scalable and replicable commercial model for electrified heavy-duty transport, with operational data from the pilot used to support further expansion across Southeast Asia and other global markets.

In a statement, Johnny Lee, Founder and Chief Executive of U Power, said: “The completion of production and upcoming delivery represent a critical milestone in our strategy to electrify commercial transportation using our intelligent battery-swapping ecosystem. We look forward to shipping these market-ready vehicles to our key Thailand market where our UOTTA taxi solutions are already serving local drivers.”

Source: U Power