Sinotruk’s New Energy Tractor Trucks Facilitate Green Operation of the Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway, Showcasing Sinotruk’s Leading Advantages in New Energy Technology
On December 23, Sinotruk, in partnership with CATL and Bashu Logistics, pioneered the opening of a new energy expressway logistics route in China. The operation of battery-swapping vehicles on the Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway is not only a milestone in the development of full-scenario applications for new energy vehicles but also highlights Sinotruk’s leading advantages in new energy vehicles, demonstrating Sinotruk’s innovative breakthroughs in the field of expressway logistics.
Sinotruk’s New Energy Tractor Trucks
Technological Breakthrough: Sinotruk New Energy Overcomes Bottlenecks in Mountainous Expressway Transportation
The Sichuan-Chongqing-Hubei section traverses towering mountains with steep slopes, sharp bends, and complex terrain, posing severe challenges to the range, stability, and refueling efficiency of electric heavy-duty trucks. To address this, Sinotruk’s new energy project innovatively adopted the Qiji chassis battery-swapping technology: a low center of gravity design improves vehicle stability on rugged roads, and the supporting battery-swapping stations enable efficient battery swaps in just 5 minutes, maintaining reliable refueling even in extreme weather conditions. This combination of Sinotruk’s core new energy technologies effectively solves the refueling pain points of new energy heavy-duty trucks during transportation, laying a solid foundation for the efficient operation of expressway logistics. 1,000 Units Signed: Sinotruk New Energy Joins Hands to Usher in a New Era of Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement
Witnessed by attending guests, Sinotruk and Bashu Logistics officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement for 1,000 chassis-based battery-swapping heavy-duty trucks. The 1,000 Sinotruk new energy heavy-duty trucks signed, along with the first batch of 200 delivered, will serve as pioneering transportation capacity in the Sichuan-Chongqing region and surrounding areas, verifying the economic efficiency and feasibility of electric heavy-duty trucks in long-haul logistics. This Sinotruk new energy cooperation agreement not only serves as a link to deepen cooperation between the two parties but also demonstrates their firm determination to jointly promote the large-scale development of green logistics.
First Batch Departs: Sinotruk New Energy Green Fleet Heads to Long-Distance Trunk Lines
During the vehicle delivery ceremony, representatives from Sinotruk handed over a golden key symbolizing trust to representatives from Bashu Logistics. With the departure command sounding, the first batch of 200 Sinotruk new energy electric heavy-duty trucks orderly entered the Shanghai-Chengdu trunk line, officially undertaking their green transportation mission, marking the successful application of Sinotruk new energy in long-haul logistics scenarios.
Win-Win Benefits: Sinotruk New Energy Achieves Synergistic Economic and Ecological Improvement
The Qiji Battery Swapping Line, with a one-way length of 1250 kilometers in the Sichuan-Chongqing-Hubei section, is currently the longest battery swapping line for new energy heavy-duty trucks in China. Operational data shows that the operating cost per kilometer for Sinotruk’s new energy electric heavy-duty trucks is approximately RMB 0.62 lower than that of fuel-powered vehicles, resulting in an additional revenue of nearly RMB 60,000 per vehicle traveling 100,000 kilometers annually. The ecological benefits are equally significant: the 12 battery swapping stations built along the entire line can swap up to 360,000 kWh of electricity per day, with an estimated annual emission reduction of over 40,000 tons, equivalent to planting nearly 3 million trees. Sinotruk New Energy has truly achieved a double harvest of economic and environmental benefits.
Supporting National Strategy: Sinotruk New Energy Promotes Green Logistics Ecosystem Construction
This completion not only showcases Sinotruk’s products and technologies but also represents a successful practice of the “vehicle-battery synergy, network-vehicle linkage” model. Sinotruk New Energy will continue to work with industry partners to build a green logistics ecosystem, create a cross-regional “low-carbon logistics corridor,” and inject vigorous momentum into the construction of a strong transportation nation. Sinotruk’s development strategy and technological innovation in new energy are providing solid support for the green transformation of the logistics industry.
The successful operation of Sinotruk’s new energy vehicles on the Shanghai-Chengdu trunk line marks a significant breakthrough for Chinese new energy heavy-duty trucks in the long-haul logistics sector. With the continuous maturation and large-scale application of Sinotruk’s new energy technology, more Sinotruk new energy vehicles will be deployed in the national trunk network in the future, promoting the green and low-carbon transformation of the transportation industry and demonstrating Sinotruk’s leading position in the industry.
