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U Power Launches Its First Tokenized Real-World Asset on BNB Chain to Accelerate AI-Driven EV Energy Infrastructure Expansion
BANGKOK, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- U Power Limited (Nasdaq: UCAR) ("U Power" or the "Company"), a provider of AI-integrated solutions for next-generation
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[{"type":"text","content":"BANGKOK, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- U Power Limited (Nasdaq: UCAR) (\"U Power\" or the \"Company\"), a provider of AI-integrated solutions for next-generation energy grids and intelligent transportation systems, today announced the successful launch of its regulatory compliant tokenized real-world assets (\"RWA\") on the BNB Chain, in collaboration with infrastructure platform PicWe. The RWA issuance marks an important milestone in U Power's efforts to explore compliant blockchain-based frameworks that enable real-world energy assets to be represented digitally.\nThe initiative marks a new phase of U Power's battery swapping business under its broader strategic business expansion plan. U Power will launch this initiative first in the Southern Europe market where the Company is deploying AI-driven battery-swapping, and dynamic energy asset management systems for fleets of commercial electric vehicles (EVs), and gradually expand into its existing markets in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong SAR, and South America. Through the digital integration of operational efficiency and ecosystem engagement, the initiative supports scalable growth while operating within all applicable regulatory frameworks.As global adoption of new energy vehicles accelerates, commercial transportation sectors, including logistics, ride-hailing, and public transit, are increasingly demanding high-frequency, reliable, and efficient energy replenishment solutions. Battery-swapping technology has emerged as a scalable and operationally efficient response to these needs.The tokenization of assets connected to U Power's operational battery-swap stations, will leverage its proprietary UOTTA™ modular technology. These stations have begun generating revenues across China and Southeast Asia, and are now being scaled in Southern Europe through strategic partnerships with local transport and logistic leaders. Of note, U Power recently announced a strategic joint venture with FTT Holding Company LLC., a U.S.-based technology investment firm which plans to commit up to $50 million into the joint venture to support battery swapping infrastructure deployment across Southern Europe.Enabling New Forms of Energy Asset ParticipationThrough the application of tokenization technology, dynamic energy assets, such as battery-swapping stations and related infrastructure, can be connected...