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Japan’s Big Bike Makers Form Battery Swap JV – Techradar

The Japanese bike majors are forming a new company called Gachaco, which will also develop infrastructure to support the battery swapping service


Japan's bike majors, including Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki, are forming a new company called Gachaco to make swappable electric batteries. File photo: AFP.

 

Japan’s big four motorcycle companies – Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha – have come together to form an entity that will standardise swappable batteries for electric powered vehicles, Techradar reported.

Along with Japanese petroleum company Eneos, the Japanese bike majors are forming a new company called Gachaco, which will not only standardise swappable batteries for electric two-wheelers but will also develop infrastructure to support the service.

Read the full report: Techradar.

 

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.