CATL, the world’s largest power battery manufacturer, announced the launch of its “75#” standardized battery swap block for heavy-duty trucks on May 18, 2025, in Datong, Shanxi province, China. This follows the company’s December 2024 launch of standardized battery swap packs for passenger cars.
The newly developed battery swap pack offers an industry-leading lifespan and modular flexibility, allowing trucks to select the number of battery packs according to operational needs.
Yang Jun, CEO of Qiji Energy—a CATL subsidiary launched in June 2023 to promote battery swap technology in heavy trucks—highlighted that the company has introduced over 30 swap-enabled heavy truck models in collaboration with more than a dozen vehicle manufacturers.
Qiji Energy’s standardized swap stations, equipped with 24 battery packs, are compatible with 95% of mainstream heavy truck models.
CATL estimates that battery swap-enabled trucks reduce operational costs by RMB 60,000 ($8,320) per 100,000 kilometers compared to traditional fuel-powered heavy trucks. This cost advantage is RMB 20,000 greater than that of liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks, whose fuel prices tend to fluctuate.
CATL plans to deploy 300 battery swap stations for heavy trucks across 13 key Chinese regions by the end of 2025. The network is expected to expand to cover 16 city clusters by 2030.
At the launch event, CATL chairman and CEO Robin Zeng projected the heavy truck sector will reach a 50% electrification rate within three years, driven by zero-carbon transition goals and logistics cost reduction pressures.
This battery swap initiative aligns with CATL’s broader strategy to diversify electric vehicle charging options, which also include home and public charging stations, each expected to represent roughly one-third of EV charging needs by 2030.
