Honda and peers to standardize swappable motorcycle batteries

Move by Japan's Big Four to cut costs of cells in boost to decarbonization

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Honda Motor, Yamaha Motor, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Suzuki Motor have been field testing battery swapping stations in Osaka Prefecture since August. (Photo courtesy of Osaka University)

TSUYOSHI TAMEHIRO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Honda Motor and three domestic rivals will develop standardized interchangeable batteries for their electric motorcycles, as the wave of decarbonization spreads to two-wheeled vehicles, the Japanese companies said Friday.

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