Honda sets up the first motorcycle battery swap station for its mobile power packs
by Umar Shakir from The Verge - All Posts on (#657XG)
Honda's power station battery slots are angled for easier access. | Image: Honda Honda delivered a new battery swapping station in Tokyo that's looking mighty similar to the one Gogoro makes. The automaker's new power pack exchanger lets electric motorcycle riders easily flip their depleting batteries for fresh ones instead of needing to wait around for a charge.
The Honda power station itself looks very similar to Gogoro's: like a vending machine with a grid of battery packs that slide in and out of slots.
Image: Honda Honda's Power Pack Exchanger e:" station can be expanded to accommodate a whole lot of batteries in busy parts of cities.You can access fully charged batteries by interacting with the touchscreen, pulling one out, and popping in your discharged ones to charge up for use by...