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Old 09-09-21, 01:45 PM
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Though not e-bike specific, but I can see e-bike manufacturers coming together for a standardized, swappable battery pack among e-bikes.

https://www.motorcycledaily.com/2021...ry-consortium/

Six months after signing a letter of intent, Honda, Yamaha, KTM and Piaggio Group have signed an agreement for the creation of a swappable battery consortium. The basic premise, of course, is to allow customers of light electric vehicles, including motorcycles, to swap an expended battery for a fully charged battery at conveniently located stations, rather than wait for their battery to recharge.
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I doubt we will see that but it would be a neat concept but totally screw up frame innovation potentially though if they stuck with the Bosch Powertube I would be happy (only because that is what I use most often though I do have Specialized Como I am working on)
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The e-motorcycle system, like e-cars, is very different from bicycles. For vehicles used mostly as transportation, especially over distances, there is pressure to standardize charging systems, Battery packs? A few startup companies tried to develop standardized packs for cars, but their efforts failed badly.

I suspect the press release above is the last we'll hear about this project too. It sounds a bit like greenwashing to me.

Bicycles? We already have a segment that's somewhat standardized at the lower end, but as you move up in price, batteries become another profit center. No chance of standardization.
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This will only work if you essentially lease the battery or you will end up swapping your good battery for a run down one.
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Old 09-21-21, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by rich110
This will only work if you essentially lease the battery or you will end up swapping your good battery for a run down one.
Exactly; the only people "trading" will be those with a bad battery.
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There are already charged battery vendors somewhere in the Asian east. I saw a video where a scooter rider popped up his seat and removed 2 batteries and placed them in the vending machine. After doing a payment two charged ones popped up for removal, he stuck them in the scooter and motored away. It could happen in the future in urban areas.

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