Everything Electric Podcast

The Tesla Semi Has a Rival - And It's Already on the Road!

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Feb 9, 2026
Wen Han, founder and CEO of Windrose Technology, builds the all-electric E700 heavy truck and pushes glocal manufacturing. They discuss the E700’s central driving seat, long range and LFP battery choice. Conversation covers sleeper-cab comfort, rapid global rollout and how AI and charging ecosystems could reshape long-haul trucking.
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INSIGHT

Global By Design

  • Windrose's E700 is a global long-haul electric truck with a 700+ kWh LFP battery and ~670 km range.
  • The design and homologation target Europe, North America, China and right-hand markets to avoid multiple L/R-drive variants.
INSIGHT

Central Seat Enables One Global Cab

  • A central driving position removes the need for separate left- and right-hand drive models and simplifies global manufacturing.
  • Electrification's unified metrics (kWh, volts) make a single global truck design practical now.
ADVICE

Use AI To Scale Global Learning

  • Use AI to accelerate learning, regulation review and global rollout instead of relying on local language fluency.
  • Send small cross‑functional teams to learn firsthand while using AI to scale knowledge quickly.
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