Bosch MC Battery Service Innovations, the battery services joint venture established by Bosch and Mitsubishi Corporation in 2025, has launched its first commercial project with the opening of a battery-swapping station for electric trucks in Chizhou, China.
The facility, operated by Shanghai Lingzhou Technology, marks the debut customer deployment for the joint venture, which was created to provide infrastructure and technology solutions supporting Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) business models.
According to Bosch, the station currently serves more than 100 electric trucks per day and utilizes the joint venture’s battery management and monitoring technologies.
“This provides a tailored charging experience and enhanced asset monitoring and protection. The facility currently services more than 100 trucks daily,” Bosch said in a statement.
Bosch and Mitsubishi formed the joint venture to offer BaaS enablement solutions and consulting services to battery leasing companies, battery-swapping operators, fleet owners, energy storage providers and insurers. The companies aim to address some of the challenges that continue to slow the adoption of battery-electric commercial vehicles, particularly concerns surrounding battery value, utilization and lifecycle management.
The Chizhou project combines battery-swapping infrastructure with artificial intelligence-based charging management and battery analytics. The companies said the system enables operators to better monitor vehicle and battery performance while helping preserve battery value over time.
The launch comes as electric truck adoption accelerates in China, which remains one of the world’s largest markets for commercial vehicle electrification.
“Nearly 30 per cent of all heavy-duty trucks sold in 2025 were already so-called New Energy Vehicles (NEV). For 2030, Bosch even expects more than every second new truck will be purely electric. China is considered a pioneer in the transformation of heavy-duty transport,” Bosch stated.
A central element of the joint venture’s offering is Bosch’s “Battery in the Cloud” platform, which analyzes battery health and performance data. The software measures the battery’s State of Health (SoH), forecasts future degradation and helps optimize charging strategies.
Bosch says the technology can help fleet operators better understand battery condition and ownership costs throughout a vehicle’s lifecycle.
“With this service, Bosch and Mitsubishi Corporation can create real added value for fleets,” said Thomas Pauer, President of Bosch Power Solutions.
“Although the state of health can decline due to aging and many charging cycles, our solution allows fleet operators to keep an eye on the battery condition of their vehicles – a decisive criterion for the everyday suitability and total cost of ownership of a fleet,” Pauer added.
The joint venture’s Chinese subsidiary sees the solution as a way to accelerate commercial fleet electrification while supporting battery lifecycle optimization.
“Our service hits a local nerve: We support battery-electric vehicles in the fleet business,” said Qian Yang, General Manager of Bosch MC Battery Service Innovations’ Chinese subsidiary.
“This holistic approach accelerates the electrification of fleets and optimises the entire battery lifecycle. The combined expertise of Mitsubishi and Bosch is a perfect match for our customers,” Yang added.
The companies said data collected during charging and battery-swapping operations can also be used to develop additional services, including connected insurance products, predictive maintenance and battery lifecycle management solutions.
Bosch and Mitsubishi have collaborated on Battery-as-a-Service concepts since 2019. In 2022, the companies signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese battery-swapping company Blue Park to explore a commercial BaaS platform. Under that agreement, Bosch planned to contribute its Battery-in-the-Cloud technology while Mitsubishi would provide commercialization expertise.
Although the project received little public attention in subsequent years, the partners formally established Bosch MC Battery Service Innovations GmbH in 2025 to commercialize the technology globally. The joint venture is jointly owned by Bosch and Mitsubishi, with each company holding a 50% stake.
According to European Union regulatory documents, the service is expected to be offered across the European Union, China, Japan, the United States and India.
Bosch and Mitsubishi continue to position Battery-as-a-Service models as a potential solution for commercial fleet operators by reducing upfront battery investment costs, minimizing vehicle downtime associated with charging and mitigating concerns over battery degradation and residual value.