Honda Testing Swappable Battery Pack On Electric Rickshaw In India
Honda Motor Company is testing a mobile battery pack used for powering electric three-wheelers or rickshaws in India as part of its project on swappable battery technology for electric vehicles. The Japanese auto giant is testing the Honda Mobile Power…
Tata Power-DDL Partners With SUN Mobility To Set Up A Network Of Swap Points™ In New Delhi
Tata Power-DDL, India’s leading power distribution utility serving a populace of 7 million in Delhi, announced today its partnership with SUN Mobility, a leading provider of an energy infrastructure platform and services for electric vehicles (EVs), to set up a…
Honda, KTM, Piaggio, And Yamaha To Form Consortium For Swappable Batteries
With the growing environmental concerns around the world fast pushing the need to switch to electric mobility, automakers are seen coming together to collaborate and accelerate this transition. In the latest development, leading global two-wheeler manufacturers including Japan’s Honda Motor…
Shell Backed Smart EV Startup, TresMoto Raises Additional Round Of Seed Funds
Shell backed smart EV startup, TresMoto has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding from Angel Investor and professional CEO Raaj Kumar, who has led multinational companies like Asian Paints, GMR Energy, JSW Energy among others. “We have been working…
VoltUp Partners HPCL For Battery Swapping Solutions Across India
After Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) will offer a battery swapping option at its select petrol pumps for EVs, offering to replace discharged batteries with fully charged ones in just a couple of minutes. This follows…
NIO Launches Battery-As-A-Service To Make EV Ownership Even Easier
In a livestreamed media session, NIO Vice President of Power Management Shen Fei officially launched NIO’s new Battery-as-a-Service strategy. The new service decouples the battery from the purchase price of the vehicle, providing a lower up front purchase price, more…
IOC Along With Sun Mobility Launches Battery Swapping Facility For Quick Recharge Of Electric Vehicles
Indian Oil Coroporation Limited (IOC) and Sun Mobility recently announced the launch of a battery swapping facility for electric vehicles (EVs) at IOC petrol pumps, offering to replace discharged batteries with fully charged ones in a procedure that would take…
Rapid EV Growth And Decline In Battery Cost Are Creating Renewed Interest In Battery Swapping
Initial battery-swapping efforts during the early 2010s sought to allow battery EV (BEV) owners to quickly replace batteries, offering drivers practically unlimited driving range. However, the high cost of batteries and low number of vehicles that could access swap stations…
