# U POWER Tech

> U POWER Tech is an electric-vehicle technology company building the UP Super Board, a mass-producible 'skateboard' chassis-by-wire that packages propulsion, steering, braking, suspension, thermal management and Level 2+ ADAS into a single plug-and-play platform. By decoupling the chassis from the vehicle body, U POWER lets automakers and fleet operators design custom EVs - vans, pickups, SUVs, specialty vehicles - on top of a validated base, cutting development time by at least six months. Founded in 2021 with offices in Silicon Valley (Sunnyvale) and Shanghai, the company sells to OEMs and commercial fleets and has expanded aggressively into North America with products like the UP VAN for last-mile delivery.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Sunnyvale, California, United States (North American HQ); Shanghai, China
- **Founders:** Paul Li (Founder & CEO), Yao Zhai (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~56 employees
- **Products:** UP Super Board, UP VAN, UP Chassis Cab, UP Chassis
- **Notable:** Unveiled what it describes as China's first mass-producible skateboard chassis-by-wire., Debuted the UP Super Board at CES 2024 with a plug-and-play EV chassis and platform business model., Accumulated 53,000+ orders for the UP VAN across five continents.

## Products & services

- **UP Super Board** — China's first mass-producible skateboard chassis-by-wire, integrating electric propulsion, steering, braking, suspension, thermal management and Level 2+ ADAS into a single plug-and-play platform that shortens EV development by at least six months.
- **UP VAN** — A purpose-built last-mile commercial delivery van marketed as the world's most energy-efficient delivery van, engineered for range, low energy consumption and optimized cargo space.
- **UP Chassis Cab** — A chassis-cab variant designed for easy upfitting, enabling fully electric purpose-built solutions for commercial and fleet customers.
- **UP Chassis** — A versatile bare skateboard platform for multiple duty cycles and applications - customers design their own fully electric, purpose-built bodies on top.

## Achievements

- Unveiled what it describes as China's first mass-producible skateboard chassis-by-wire.
- Debuted the UP Super Board at CES 2024 with a plug-and-play EV chassis and platform business model.
- Accumulated 53,000+ orders for the UP VAN across five continents.
- Delivered the first batch of UP Super Boards to Olympian Motors in New York.
- Closed a Series B financing round in December 2024 led by Hefei Industry Investment Group.
- Showcased three purpose-built commercial EV platforms at ACT Expo, North America's largest commercial vehicle event.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Unveiled its all-electric vehicle solution and three purpose-built commercial EV platforms (UP VAN, UP Chassis Cab, UP Chassis) at ACT Expo, accelerating North American expansion.
- **2024-12** — Closed Series B financing led by Hefei Industry Investment Group, to fund UP Super Board R&D and mass production of a commercial vehicle and an electric off-roader.
- **2024-01** — Debuted the UP Super Board at CES 2024, delivered first chassis to Olympian Motors, and signed development/partnership agreements with LUMOS EV, G Three Holdings, ALACO and FEST.

## Links

- Website: https://upower.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upower-up2u

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Last updated: 2026-07-10