Honda, Yamato courier partner on battery-swap EVs in Japan

Reduced downtimes to allow for efficient package deliveries

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Honda Motor and Yamato Transport are exploring options for electrifying vehicles used for package deliveries. (Photo courtesy of the companies)

YUME NAMEKATA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Honda Motor and logistics provider Yamato Transport are joining hands to put battery-swap electric vehicles on Japanese roads, Nikkei has learned, in an effort to build greener commercial fleets without the downtime associated with conventional EVs.

Honda will present a battery-swap version of its N-Van microvan at the Japan Mobility Show 2023, which starts in Tokyo on Oct. 25.

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