Foton Daystar (启明星)

The Foton Daystar (启明星, Qiming Xing) is a dedicated battery-electric light-truck platform and the series of trucks built on it. Foton calls it its first light-truck platform engineered as pure-electric from the start rather than adapted from a diesel model.

The platform was unveiled in Beijing on 28 July 2025 and presented to international partners at Foton’s Global Partners Conference in Beijing in November 2025.

Development took three years and more than 1.7 billion yuan. Foton says it drew on 253 logistics scenarios and over 12 million user data points, and that the platform completed more than 6 million km (3.7 million miles) of testing.

The Daystar uses an 800-volt architecture with silicon carbide controllers and oil-cooled flat-wire motors in a dual-motor, dual-controller layout. Rated power is 140 kW (188 hp), which Foton says is about 40% above the industry level. Peak torque is 550 Nm (406 lb-ft), and the motors run at up to 25,000 rpm with a peak efficiency of 95.7%. Foton claims the architecture improves overall energy efficiency by 20%.

Battery packs of 100 to 165 kWh are mounted under the frame, and the maximum range is up to 607 km (377 miles). With 2C fast charging, the battery goes from 20% to 80% in 18 minutes. A multi-source heat pump is designed for operation from −30 to 50 °C (−22 to 122 °F). For the Aoling Jidian, Foton quotes a combined energy consumption of 30.6 kWh/100 km (49.2 kWh/100 miles) and a drag coefficient of 0.30.

The cab has a low-entry first step 470 mm (18.5 in) high and a flat floor with room to stand upright. Cab width is 2,120 mm (83 in), which Foton describes as the widest in its class. Roof heights run from the 1,880 mm (74 in) standard cab to a high roof of up to 2,260 mm (89 in), and the three-seat bench is long enough for the driver to lie down. The cabin takes its styling from passenger cars.

The body uses a shield-type structure of high-strength steel. Foton says a brake-by-wire system (FBS) shortens braking distance by 15.5%. Driver assistance is Level 2, upgradable to Level 4, with a central domain controller, a 360° camera system and over-the-air updates for the whole vehicle.

Foton showed the Daystar series at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hannover in September 2026, as one of seven vehicle series in its European line-up. In China the trucks took part in a 6,960 km (4,324 miles) coastal tour of 20 cities, which started in January 2026.