Shanghai (ZXZC)- Geely Commercial Vehicles Group (GCV) agreed on August 11 an all-round in-depth strategic cooperation with Afanti New Energy Technology Group, a Shaanxi-based company working on NEV-related business, to build GCV's operational center in Northwest China and an intelligent charging station.

The yet-to-be-built charging station will integrate the functions of photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation, energy storage, EV charging and battery swapping, the first-of-its-kind for Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province.

(Afanti New Energy's WeChat account)

According to Afanti New Energy, the solution combining the four functions not only enables a microgrid system that features more electricity generation methods and a highly efficient energy conversion, but also can serve EVs carrying swapping battery packs by allowing users to timely find a replaceable battery pack using the App matched with Afanti New Energy's self-developed integrated charging station.

The project will kick over the traces of peak shaving and also provide application scenarios for the urban logistics vehicles under Yuancheng, a sub-brand of GCV, that support the separation of vehicle and battery, said the Shaanxi-based company.

The signing of the agreement signifies that the collaboration between GCV and Afanti New Energy has moved into a phase of fully integration. This is also GCV's first strategic cooperation formed with a dealership.

Additionally, two companies will joint explore such areas and businesses as the commercial vehicle (CV) leasing platform, the refit, production and operation of recreational vehicles, the CV-used plug-and-play module, the electric control unit assembly of new energy CVs and the CV battery charging tank technology.