Honda And Panasonic Team Up For Swappable Electric Motorbike Batteries

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Honda's Charging Station concept model for swappable batteries.

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[ The deal, which is being classified as a "research experiment" by the two conglomerates, will take place in Indonesia. The venue is appropriate: Indonesia is not only the third-largest motorcycle market on the globe, but is wracked by pollution issues as a result.

The program's rollout, which kicks off this December, will include establishing charging stations at "several dozen locations." The stations (a concept version of which is shown above) will be capable of charging a number of Mobile Power Pack batteries concurrently. The idea is that users of Honda products like electric motorcycles and scooters will be able to stop at the most convenient station when their battery is depleted and simply swap it out for a full pack.
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Honda's Mobile Power Pack battery will be at the heart of this joint venture.

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At least in its initial stages, the program will be rolled out in Bandung in Indonesia's West Java province, as well as Denpasar and Kuta in tour bali từ hà nội.

The partnership will focus on battery sharing using Honda's Mobile Power Pack product, and kynghidongduong.vn involves the creation of a joint-venture company, Pt. HPP Energy Indonesia. 

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