0 Comments Honda, KTM, Piaggio and Yamaha have come together for the creation of a swappable batteries consortium for motorcycles and light electric vehicles. This move is expected to promote widespread use of EVs The activities will start in May 2021 It will define the standardised technical specifications Back in April 2019, it was Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki who were expected to work on unified standards for electric bikes. However, that plan appears to have fallen through and two European companies have taken the place of Suzuki and Kawasaki. In the context of the Paris Climate Agreement and the transition to electromobility, the founding members of the consortium believe that the availability of a standardised swappable battery system would both, promote the widespread use of light electric vehicles and contribute to a more sustainable life-cycle management of batteries used in the transport sector. This includes mopeds, motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles.