Honda Installs EV Battery Exchange Station In Tokyo

November 03, 2022 By Monica Green

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Honda partners with Gachaco, a service for battery sharing and installs its first EV battery exchange station in Japan. It marks the beginning of a larger opening for battery changing stations in Japan in which the riders can exchange the charged batteries with the dead batteries. According to a report, Honda is not the first to come up with this concept. Gogoro is a Taiwanese scooter company that has been using this technology for several years. They have even partnered with India's Hero Motors to make battery swapping a feasible option. With Honda putting its reserves into this service, battery swapping could become the most sought-after way of recharging EVs in Eastern countries. [caption id="attachment_58700" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] EV Battery Exchange Station

image credit: electrek[/caption] The Honda power pack exchanger E can store 12 batteries and charge them and it can be increased to spread out to more places as this would not be enough. The rider should not stop their ride as they do not have a charged battery but instead should replace it with a new one and get on with their work. Once the rider puts a dead battery in the Exchanger e: it automatically starts charging which takes about five hours but this will not affect the riders as they have a freshly charged set of batteries. Honda is looking intently into the process. The riders can use the Exchanger e: through NFC, smart cards, or IC which is similar to tapping the metro card in the metro station. Also, Read: Honda Motors Introduces HondaJet Elite II

How does the Honda Exchanger e: Work?

The Exchanger authenticates the users with the saved settings which shows the number of batteries to be recharged with LED lights. These settings will be done when the user uses it for the first time which can be processed in any charging station. The Exchanger e: works even when there is a power outage as it recharges the exhausted batteries from the charged ones. These batteries can be used in powering shops and homes as it is bidirectional and has a cooling system for battery pack degradation due to heat. [caption id="attachment_58699" align="aligncenter" width="1600"] EV Battery Exchange Station

image credit: yahoo[/caption] Honda’s partners in this venture include Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha who have agreed to use the Mobile Power Pack e: batteries in their upcoming electric bikes. Honda’s MPP and PPE packs encourage switching to EV vehicles.

By Monica Green

I am specialised in latest tech and tech discoveries.

Honda Installs EV Battery Exchange Station In Tokyo

How does the Honda Exchanger e: Work?

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