Japan's Big Four Form New Battery-Swapping Company For Motorbikes

[Grahamm]

Like it or not, Electric Motorbikes are the future, so it's good to see big companies working together to make things easier for everyone instead of creating a whole load of different (and non-interoperatable) "standards"...

Since 2019, Japan’s big four motorcycle OEMs—Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha—have been working together on swappable electric vehicle batteries and associated technology.

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It’s now March 30, 2022, and the Big Four just announced their next move on this project. Together with Japanese petroleum company Eneos, the consortium is establishing a brand-new company called Gachaco. The new firm will officially be established on Friday, April 1, 2022. Its two purposes will be the sharing of standardized swappable batteries for electric motorbikes and the development of appropriate infrastructure to support this service.

https://www.rideapart.com/news/576896/honda-yamaha-kawasaki-suzuki-gachaco/

[beuleux]

One possible future as Kyle Reece said to Sarah Conner 😉


I'll be long dead by the time electric vehicles are mainstream, but yeah that type of standardisation is good for everyone. 👍