Chinese Startup Delivers 8,020 Electric Semi Trucks in 2025
While headlines focused on Tesla, a five-year-old Chinese company quietly delivered over 8,000 electric semi trucks last year alone. DeepWay's success story shows how quickly the clean freight revolution is accelerating across the globe.
A company you've probably never heard of just made Tesla's electric semi numbers look tiny.
DeepWay, a Chinese startup backed by tech giant Baidu, delivered 8,020 electric semi trucks in 2025. That's more electric semis than most competitors have built since they started trying.
The company only launched in 2020, but they're moving fast. They delivered 509 trucks in 2023, jumped to 3,002 in 2024, and nearly tripled that last year. Now they're preparing to go public with serious investor backing, including a $310 million funding round led by UAE-based Stone venture firm.
DeepWay sells two main models that tackle different hauling needs. The StarWay offers 200 miles of range from a compact 120 kWh battery and charges to 80% in under 40 minutes. The longer-range Star model packs a massive 600 kWh battery that delivers 310 miles of range, or about 250 miles when fully loaded to its 98,000-pound capacity.
Here's where it gets interesting: the Star can charge in 30 minutes using dual charge ports, or swap its entire battery pack in just six minutes at special stations. That battery swap option solves one of the biggest concerns truck drivers have about going electric.
DeepWay has already sold over 12,000 electric trucks total to customers across China, Thailand, New Zealand, and Australia. Despite those impressive numbers, the company isn't profitable yet, but big investors clearly believe that's changing soon.
The Ripple Effect
DeepWay ranks ninth among electric truck brands in China, meaning there are at least eight other companies selling even more clean freight vehicles. That's stunning when you consider the entire US market is still struggling to get electric semis on the road in any meaningful numbers.
This isn't just about one company's success. It shows how quickly transportation can shift when governments, investors, and manufacturers align around clean technology. Every electric semi that hits the road replaces a diesel truck that would have burned thousands of gallons of fuel over its lifetime.
The global race to electrify freight is heating up, and the winners will be the communities breathing cleaner air along every shipping route.
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Based on reporting by Electrek
This story was written by BrightWire based on verified news reports.
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