Megawatt charging is at the centre of BAIC Foton's plans for a fast-charging ecosystem for electric trucks. The Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer is presenting a range of light- and heavy-duty vehicles alongside a fast-charging network that it intends to expand into markets beyond China, including Europe.

BAIC Foton, also known as Beiqi Foton Motor, is making a major push into the electric truck charging sector. Together with CATL, Sunwoda, TELD, and Hunan Jingneng, the Chinese commercial vehicle OEM has formed an alliance to build thousands of standardised fast-charging stations. As part of this initiative, the company also aims to install more than 3,000 charging stations abroad by 2027, specifically in the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America, Africa, and Europe. BAIC Foton unveiled the initiative during a major corporate event in Beijing.

The foundation of BAIC Foton’s ‘Supercharging’ strategy is a robust ecosystem approach. By integrating vehicles, charging stations, the power grid, and the cloud, the truck charger is set to evolve “from single-vehicle charging toward comprehensive energy services,” as the manufacturer puts it. The system is built on four core platforms: connected vehicle data, charging processes, energy interactions between vehicles and the grid, and battery management. This creates a data-driven overall system. The company explained: “Relying on more than 3.5 million connected vehicles online, daily data processing capacity of 3PB and more than 770,000 linked charging terminals, the system provides data support for charging network planning and operations.”

BAIC Foton also introduced the matching vehicles on this occasion: the manufacturer highlighted the Aumark Z, a light-duty truck with megawatt charging capability.

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