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About Windrose

Building the electric trucks that move the world

Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Antwerp, Windrose builds the most global long-haul electric truck — proven in 24 countries across five continents.

Founded
2022
Headquarters
Antwerp, Belgium
Deployed
24 countries · 5 continents
Recognition
TIME100 2026
Founder

Wen Han — Founder, Chairman & CEO

A rare blend of capital-markets, technology and operating experience — named to Forbes' Top 100 Outstanding Chinese and Fortune's 40 Under 40.

Wen Han
2022 – present
Windrose Technology
Founder, Chairman & CEO.
2019 – 2022
Plus — CSO & CFO
Raised US$380M+ as CSO & CFO — the largest private financing in the autonomous-trucking sector, from investors including Amazon and FTA.
2018 – 2019
GSR Ventures
Investing across mobility and deep tech.
2013 – 2016
Bridgewater Associates
At the world's largest hedge fund.
Education
Stanford MBA · Williams College BA
Mathematics, Economics & Spanish. Donor of scholarships at Stanford, Purdue & Kettering.
Forbes · Top 100 Outstanding Chinese Fortune · 40 Under 40 TIME100 Companies 2026 Director, Windrose Giants Antwerp
Recognition

Highly recognized by global leaders

China · Hefei

President Xi Jinping

Visited Windrose China in Hefei.

France · Paris

President Macron

Received at Château de Versailles.

Belgium · Antwerp

PM Bart De Wever

Prime Minister of Belgium.

USA · Stanford

Jonathan Levin

President, Stanford University.

United Kingdom

George Osborne

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer.

USA

Nicholas Burns

Former US Ambassador to China.

The journey

4 years, US$99M — proven year by year

2022
US$6M
“Truck works”
2023
US$31M
“Truck is reliable”
2024
US$30M
“Sellable in China”
2025
US$32M
“Sellable in CN + US + EU”
3
First homologated in CN · US · EU
68 t75 tons
Hauling record — EU & ANZ
350+
Chargers tested · 4 continents
6,000 km3,728 mi
China–Kazakhstan corridor pilot
Global footprint

One map: production, service, testing & charging

A Chinese supply-chain backbone with regional assembly, an independent service network on three continents, validated testing routes and 350+ charging points — deployed together across the globe.

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Production & assembly Service partners Validated routes Charging network
Product & technology

Purpose-built, patented EV platform

Engineered electric from the ground up — 300+ patents across chassis, battery and drive.

chassis battery e-axle aero
Full-load range
700→800 km
@ 49 t
Charging
CCS+MCS
Megawatt ultrafast
Drag
0.2755
Best-in-class
Peak power
1,400 hp
In-house e-axle
Generational roadmap
2026 · Gen 2
700 km435 mi
705+ kWh · 1.05 kWh/km
2028 · Gen 3
960 km597 mi
940 kWh · ↑ +37%
Group organisation

A global corporate structure

🇧🇪 Windrose Holdings Limited NV ↗ Belgium Parent Company
Global
China
  • 🇭🇰 Windrose HK Holdings Limited ↗ Hong Kong, China Greater China Holdings
    • 🇨🇳 Shanghai Windrose Automotive Technology Shanghai, China
      • 🇨🇳 Anhui Windrose Holdings Hefei, China
      • 🇨🇳 Jiangsu Swell Industrial Development Co., Ltd. Suzhou, China
Leadership

Board of Directors & Advisory Board

Board of Directors · 6 members
Advisory Board · 4 members
Financing & banking

Backed by the world's largest banks

Windrose is financed by China's four largest banks — the four largest in the world by assets — alongside leading global equity investors.

Bank credit facilities
ICBCIndustrial & Commercial Bank of China#1 worldwide by assets · ~$240B mkt cap CCBChina Construction Bank#2 worldwide by assets · ~$185B mkt cap ABCAgricultural Bank of China#3 worldwide by assets · ~$165B mkt cap BOCBank of China#4 worldwide by assets · ~$140B mkt cap
Equity investors
FVFountainVestFountainVest PartnersKKR-backed PE · Hong Kong HITEHedgeHITE HedgeHedge fund · New York GSRVenturesGSR VenturesSequoia-affiliated deep-tech VC YunqiYunqi PartnersSeries A-2 investor · Shanghai
Company presentation

Windrose in 39 slides

Deployment, performance, charging, homologation, deliveries, roadmap and how we build. Updated September 2026.

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Partners

Trusted by global logistics leaders

partners
Kuehne+NagelCEVADSVKLN — KerryATC · Port of AntwerpRokin NestléDecathlonRémy CointreauMichelinWalmart ChileGilbert De Clercq
In the news

Covered by the world's press

Major media

🇺🇸 The New York Times
A Chinese truck maker wants the green light
🇺🇸 TIME
TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2026
🇺🇸 Forbes
Tesla Semi's biggest rival might be its Chinese twin
🇬🇧 Reuters
European truck makers brace for Chinese rivals

Europe

🇫🇷 Le Monde
€300M investment for a Belgian factory
🇩🇪 FAZ
After EVs, China turns to electric trucks
🇪🇸 CEVA · Spain
1,383 km859 mi round trip · Nov 2025
🇧🇪 Belgium
European assembly HQ · Port of Antwerp

Deployments & customers

🇨🇳 Kuehne+Nagel
1,300 km808 mi · 45 tonnes · China
🇨🇳🇰🇿 China–Kazakhstan
6,000 km3,728 mi · 46% CO₂ reduction
🇦🇺 Australia
Regulatory approval · electric prime mover
🇨🇱 Chile
Walmart Chile omnichannel supply chain
🇬🇧 Everything Electric 🇺🇸 NYSE Interview 🇩🇪 Meet the Global CEO