At the beginning of the new spring, everything takes on a new look. On February 8, 2025, Wuhan Yuexingda New Energy Eco – Port, the first new – energy eco – port in the country built by Foton Motor, was officially opened. This is an important step for Foton Motor to seize opportunities and embark on the transformation of the “ecological strategy”.
As an important automotive industry base in China, Hubei Province has always been at the forefront of the development of new – energy vehicles. Wuhan, known as the “thoroughfare of nine provinces”, has a superior geographical location and convenient transportation. The freight market here is highly prosperous. The choice of Wuhan for Foton Motor’s first new – energy eco – port is not only an important layout for Foton Motor in the new – energy vehicle field but also an important milestone in the development of Hubei Province’s electric vehicle industry.
In recent years, the new – energy commercial vehicle industry has been booming. In 2024, the overall sales of commercial vehicles reached 3.87 million units, of which 576,000 were new – energy vehicles, a year – on – year increase of 28.8%. The penetration rate was 14.9%, a year – on – year increase of 3.8%. Foton Motor predicts that in the next few years, the overall sales of the commercial vehicle market will increase slightly. Among them, the penetration rate of new – energy commercial vehicles will increase significantly from 2025 to 2027, and will exceed 50% by 2030. Therefore, there is huge potential in the new – energy market. The new – energy strategy ranks first among the eight strategies of Foton Motor, demonstrating its determination and emphasis on development in the new – energy field.
Foton Motor builds the new – energy eco – port, committed to constructing a new – energy ecosystem and a post – market ecosystem. In response to the problems of commercial vehicle purchase, such as multiple purchase channels, untimely after – sales service, and range anxiety, the eco – port operates the full range of new – energy products, providing one – stop services for new cars, used cars, and vehicle use, simplifying the car – buying process and improving service efficiency. At the same time, it provides a variety of vehicle rental services, with flexible lease terms and a rich selection of models, which greatly meets the vehicle – use scenarios of different users. Not only does it carry out large – scale construction of charging piles, but it also builds a closed – loop system of the new – energy industry and business ecosystem of “vehicle + charging pile + solar energy + energy storage + load + intelligence”, eliminating users’ range anxiety. In terms of battery asset management, the eco – port maximizes the value of the battery throughout its life cycle through professional technology, ensuring the efficient use of the battery and reducing users’ battery use costs and replacement risks.
In addition, the eco – port builds a digital platform, integrates professional teams and maintenance resources, and innovatively launches a full – scenario service system of “car – buying, energy – replenishing, and maintenance”, meeting the needs of the vehicle’s entire life cycle. This not only reduces users’ operating costs but also promotes the standardization of industry services. In the post – market ecosystem, based on vehicle – to – everything (V2X) technology, fintech, big data, and Internet technology, centered around people, vehicles, goods, and places, it establishes a customer – centered intelligent interconnected ecosystem, providing customers with a full – life – cycle solution for worry – free vehicle use, maintenance, convenient vehicle replacement, and intelligent vehicle management.
During the important period of the green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the completion of Wuhan Yuexingda New Energy Eco – Port will accelerate the promotion of new – energy freight transportation, promote the transformation of the commercial vehicle industry, set a benchmark for “scenario – based services + ecological operation”, lead the industry into a new era of smart logistics, and help achieve green transportation and sustainable development.
Nowadays, Foton Motor’s new – energy products cover the 1.0T – 7.5T market and the 100 – 500km journey range, meeting the needs of different customers. The new – energy product plan of Foton Motor includes five business products: mini – pickups, micro – pickups, small pickups, light – duty trucks, and vans. The technical routes include pure – electric and hybrid technologies. Whether it is pure – electric or hybrid technology, Foton Motor has layout plans, and the product battery capacity ranges from 30 kWh to 160 kWh.
Facing the common problems in the logistics industry, such as range anxiety, high operating costs, driving fatigue, and potential safety hazards, Foton Motor, guided by user needs, launched the new product, the Foton Linghang G6 light – duty truck with a 120 – kWh large – capacity battery. The Linghang G6 is a newly developed product of Foton Motor, featuring long – range, high – load, fast – charging, high – comfort, high – safety, and high – reliability.
First, it has an ultra – long range. For users, the range of the vehicle means the scope of order – taking. The Foton Linghang G6 has a true 300 – kilometer range. It uses a 120 – kWh battery with an energy density of 150 Wh/kg, which is at the leading level in the industry. It adopts liquid – cooling and liquid – heating technology to ensure the charging and discharging efficiency of the battery. The vehicle body has a low – resistance shape, and the overall vehicle sliding resistance is 15% – 25% better than that of competitors, reducing the overall power consumption by 11% and achieving an ultra – long range, allowing users to take orders with confidence and grab orders easily.
Second, it is extremely worry – free, creating higher benefits for customers. When choosing new – energy products, users not only pay attention to the range but also focus on the vehicle’s energy – replenishing efficiency and operation stability. The Foton Linghang G6 selects high – end domestic brand – series batteries, with a 5% improvement in charging and discharging performance. It only takes 30 minutes to charge from 30% to 80% of the state – of – charge (SOC). The battery has a warranty of 8 years/400,000 kilometers, and the front and rear axle wheel ends are maintenance – free for life, reducing the time for customers to enter the station for maintenance, increasing the attendance rate, and creating more revenue.
Third, it has super – strong load – bearing capacity, providing a solid guarantee for transportation capacity. The essence of a commercial vehicle is still a production tool, and excellent load – bearing capacity enables it to carry more and drive steadily. The Foton Linghang G6 uses high – stress thickened leaf springs, with 3 leaves in the front and 8 + 6 leaves in the rear. The thickness of the leaf spring is 10mm, and the wheelbase of 1710mm is the widest in the industry, which can further improve driving stability and comfort and can be matched with more sizes and types of cargo boxes. In terms of the chassis, it adopts a 750L high – strength steel double – layer beam frame and Foton’s self – developed 4.5T electric drive axle, making the vehicle more load – bearing.
In addition, the Foton Linghang G6 is equipped with luxurious interior configurations, providing a super – class comfortable experience. The vehicle optimizes the brakes and can be optionally equipped with the AEBS function to ensure vehicle safety.
It is worth mentioning that Foton Motor achieved a great start in signing contracts in 2025. At the event site, Liu Gang, Vice President of Marketing of Foton Motor’s Business Division, completed the signing ceremony with three enterprises and received 140 orders. From this achievement, we can see the strong influence of Foton Motor in the market. Subsequently, Wu Zhigang, General Manager of Wuhan Yuexingda Automobile Sales and Service Co., Ltd., delivered vehicles to six new – energy user representatives.
Centered around customers and guided by the market, Foton Motor focuses on creating the best and most suitable new – energy light – duty trucks in the industry. It is believed that the Foton Linghang G6 will become a new benchmark in the Chinese light – duty truck market and the most popular new – energy light – duty truck among truck drivers. It will accompany truck drivers to achieve new speed in getting rich in the new year.
In the future, Foton Motor will continue to adhere to the customer – centered concept, implement the business philosophy of “customer first, integrity – based, and win – win cooperation”, continuously improve product and service quality. In the fierce market competition, it will strengthen communication and cooperation with major customers, partners, and truck drivers, jointly face market challenges, and achieve mutual benefit and win – win results.
