Gotion High-Tech, Green Power Morocco (GPM), and Chery Heavy Trucks have signed a partnership to electrify one of the busiest freight routes linking North Africa to Europe — a 2,000-km corridor running from Agadir in southern Morocco through the Port of Tangier to Perpignan in southern France.
Around 2,000 heavy trucks run that route daily. The initial phase deploys 100 heavy-duty electric trucks fitted with Gotion battery systems, with expansion tied to infrastructure readiness and operational performance data.
How the Joint Venture Works
Gotion and GPM will form a joint venture responsible for fleet management, battery-swapping stations, smart dispatch, and energy storage. Chery contributes commercial vehicle manufacturing. Battery-swapping — rather than conventional charging — is the chosen model to cut truck downtime, a critical factor in freight economics. The partners are also working on battery standardization and lifecycle management to support that approach.
Why Battery Swapping for Heavy Freight
Long-haul electric trucks face a harder time-versus-range tradeoff than passenger EVs. Swap stations sidestep that by exchanging a depleted pack in minutes rather than waiting out a charge cycle. Gotion’s involvement also signals an intent to standardize battery form factors across the corridor — a prerequisite if swapping infrastructure is to scale beyond a single operator.
What the Companies Said
Phil Jenkins, CEO of GPM Holding, said the deal combines Gotion’s battery technology with Chery’s manufacturing to build electric logistics solutions suited to the regional market. “Morocco’s logistics sector holds strong long-term potential,” he added.
Li Zhen, Chairman of Gotion High-Tech, described the project as an expansion of application scenarios for the company’s battery technology — framing it as a practical, scalable approach to lower-emission freight rather than a headline carbon pledge.
No Carbon-Neutral Claims
The announcement makes no net-zero or carbon-neutral assertions. The parties stated that future environmental performance claims will depend on verified data and certification — a measured position given the variables involved in fleet electrification at scale.
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