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Motorcycle manufacturers agree on replacement batteries
Honda, KTM, Piaggio and Yamaha signed an official agreement to establish a “Swappable Batteries Motorcycle Consortium”.
Motorcycle manufacturers agree on replacement batteries
The founding members of the consortium are committed to promoting the widespread use of light electric vehicles such as mopeds, scooters, motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles and to more sustainable lifecycle management of batteries in the context of international climate policy. They are unanimous in their belief that a jointly developed, replaceable battery system is the key to the further development of low-voltage electric mobility. The underlying goal of the consortium is to find solutions and address customer concerns about the future of electric mobility, such as range, charging time, and infrastructure and costs. The four-stage action plan envisages: the development of common technical specifications of the “Swappable Battery System”, the confirmation of the sharing of battery systems, the standardization and promotion of the common specifications of the consortium in Europe and in international standardization bodies and the expansion of the common specifications of the consortium at a global level.
Close collaboration
The four founding members encourage all stakeholders to join the collaboration to ensure the proliferation of standard replaceable batteries in the future. Yoshishige Nomura, Chief Officer Motorcycle Operations at Honda Motor Co., Ltd.: “Honda believes that the widespread adoption of electric motorcycles can play an important role in achieving a more sustainable society.” However, various challenges would still have to be solved, such as extending the range, shortening charging times and reducing vehicle and infrastructure costs. “Our ultimate goal is to ensure that motorcycles continue to be chosen as a useful means of transportation in the mobility of the future,” says Nomura. For Stefan Pierer, CEO of Pierer Mobility AG, the agreement is an important strategic step into the future: “Together with our partners, we will work on the development of a replaceable battery system for 48-volt vehicles with up to 11kW output based on international technical standards.”