The 2026 Guangzhou International Electric Vehicle & Motorcycle and Parts Exhibition (EMP Guangzhou E-Motorcycle Show) was held at Guangzhou Pazhou International Purchasing Center. The three-day exhibition focused on the full industrial chain of e-motorcycle complete vehicles, two-wheel power batteries, intelligent battery swapping cabinets, motors, electronic controls and supporting spare parts. With the theme of “Two-Wheeled Electrification Upgrade, Battery Swapping Ecology Empowers Mobility”, the exhibition covers electric motorcycles, electric mopeds, energy storage & battery swapping equipment, lithium / sodium-ion power systems, BMS battery management systems, charging & swapping accessories and safety testing equipment. It serves as a core domestic industry event for the two-wheel mobility sector, demonstrating the practical achievements of e-motorcycles, power batteries and battery swapping cabinet technologies.

Relying on Guangzhou’s geographical advantages as South China’s manufacturing hub and cross-border trade gateway, the Pearl River Delta hosts a large number of e-motorcycle OEMs, battery PACK manufacturers and battery swapping equipment producers, forming a complete two-wheel electric industry cluster. The domestic e-motorcycle market keeps upgrading toward intelligence and safety. Overseas markets such as Southeast Asia and Latin America see rapidly rising demand for e-motorcycles and supporting battery swapping solutions. Meanwhile, the industry still faces prominent challenges including battery safety management, unified battery swapping standards, cross-border certification and product cost control. Shifting global trade patterns and local regulations in various countries set higher requirements for Chinese exporters of e-motorcycles, batteries and battery swapping equipment. Domestically, mass production consistency, battery thermal management safety and operation costs of battery swapping networks remain pain points for the industry.

According to keynote speeches and new product launches at the exhibition, the future development of China’s two-wheel electric industry will focus on three major directions: R&D of high-safety power batteries specially for two-wheelers, large-scale deployment of standardized intelligent battery swapping cabinets, as well as vehicle lightweighting and intelligent electronic control system upgrades. Importantly, sodium-ion battery swapping products for e-motorcycles have accelerated industrialization, forming a parallel technical route alongside lithium-ion solutions and offering more energy options for shared e-mobility and private two-wheel travel.

Breakthroughs in Industrialization of Intelligent Battery Swapping Cabinets

One of the highlights of this exhibition is the large-scale display of multiple standardized intelligent battery swapping cabinets and matching battery PACK solutions targeted at overseas markets. In the early stage, battery swapping products were limited by inconsistent communication protocols, insufficient protection rating and poor low-temperature discharge performance. The new-generation battery swapping cabinets showcased at the show feature remote monitoring, automatic fire suppression and battery health detection. Designed for two-wheel e-motorcycles and shared mobility scenarios, they support all-weather outdoor operation and can quickly build distributed battery swapping networks, greatly reducing energy refueling time for e-motorcycle users and easing the pressure on lithium resource supply.

It is worth noting that the two-wheeler battery swapping industry is now in the phase of large-scale commercial expansion. Domestic manufacturers have overcome core technical hurdles in cabinet structure, BMS and battery PACK. However, product deployment in multiple overseas markets still requires continuous local certification and long-term reliability verification to further expand global market share.

Power Battery Recycling: Building a Closed-Loop Industrial Chain for Two-Wheeler Batteries

Different from the long-term R&D roadmap of battery materials, the recycling technology of power lithium batteries for two-wheelers entered large-scale promotion in 2026. In the early stage, two-wheeler battery recycling was restricted by irregular battery specifications, low metal recovery efficiency and high processing costs. At present, the industry logic has changed fundamentally. Recycling enterprises have achieved a better balance among recovery rate, environmental compliance and operating cost.

On the supply side, leading recycling manufacturers completed production line upgrades and technical verification from 2025 to 2026. Multiple enterprises have signed long-term recycling cooperation orders with e-motorcycle OEMs and battery swapping operators, fully verifying the engineering reliability and commercial value of the closed-loop recycling solution for two-wheeler batteries.

On the demand side, market demand has shifted from simple waste battery disposal to full-life-cycle resource recycling. Recycled materials can be reused in power battery production, helping battery manufacturers reduce raw material costs and meet carbon footprint requirements. With mature processing technology, two-wheeler power battery recycling has become an indispensable part of the e-motorcycle and battery swapping ecosystem industrial chain.

Conclusion

The 2026 Guangzhou International Electric Vehicle & Motorcycle and Parts Exhibition (EMP Guangzhou E-Motorcycle Show) clarifies the development path of the two-wheel electric industry. In the short term, sodium-ion batteries for e-motorcycles will rely on cost and safety advantages to achieve rapid market penetration and capacity release. In the medium and long term, battery recycling will build a closed-loop industrial chain, supporting the sustainable development of the lithium and sodium battery two-wheel mobility industry.

While further consolidating the advantages of the domestic two-wheel electric industrial chain, Chinese manufacturers will continue to export high-quality e-motorcycle complete vehicles, power batteries, intelligent battery swapping cabinets and supporting solutions to global markets, and promote the healthy development of the global new-energy two-wheel mobility industry.