Swapping

The Indian government-owned oil producer Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and the Karnataka based electric scooter manufacturing startup Bounce Infinity recently joined hands to set up Bounce’s battery swapping stations across Bharat Petroleum fuel stations in a phased manner. Bounce Infinity aims to set up more than 3,000 of these battery swapping stations across 10 major cities in India. According to P. S. Ravi, Executive Director In-Charge (Retail), BPCL, this collaboration focuses on urban markets and…

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Jio-bp - the fuel retailing joint venture between Reliance Industries and supermajor bp - will set up EV charging and battery swapping stations at properties of real estate developer Omaxe in 12 cities as it looks to take mobility solutions to doorstep of users.In a statement to media, the firms said Omaxe will be a partner in establishing a battery charging ecosystem for electrical vehicles."Jio-bp will set up EV charging and swapping infrastructure at various Omaxe properties across Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida,…

The stations will house 2Ws, 3Ws, and other OEMs, and the user can search for the nearest battery-swapping station using the Bounce app. Using the app, the customer can unlock a fully charged battery from the charging pod and switch it with the used one. The battery replacement procedure normally takes three minutes.Bounce Infinity electric scooterBounce Infinity launched its Infinity E1 EV scooter in India last year with the battery-as-a-service option. EVs with swappable batteries can quickly swap out a drained battery…

(Image used for representation)The three charging and battery swapping stations will be built in Patparganj, Bawana Industrial Area Sector-5, and Narela Sector-BPTI Last Updated:May 26, 2022, 12:00 ISTFOLLOW US ON:There will be no shortage of charging stations for electric vehicles in the national capital, Industries minister Satyendar Jain said announcing three such facilities will be set up by the Kejriwal government in industrial areas of the city. Battery swapping stations will also be set up to simplify the system of…

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The latest salvo in a battery swapping electric scooter arms race will see Taiwanese scooter giant KYMCO enter Europe via Italy with its Ionex electric scooters. KYMCO’s Ionex battery swap system competes directly with Gogoro’s own battery swap system, though Gogoro outnumbers KYMCO over 10:1 in its domestic market. Japanese motorcycle makers including Honda have also gotten into the battery swapping game, with each hoping their own system can become the standard. So far Gogoro is winning that war handily, but has…

Niti Aayog: During the COP26 summit in Glasgow, India committed to reducing carbon emission intensity by 45%, and take our non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030 and meeting 50% of our energy requirements from renewable energy by 2030, and finally achieving the Net Zero target by 2070. The road transport sector is one of the major contributors to CO2 emissions and accords to one-third of the particulate matter emissions.To decarbonize the transport sector, transition to clean mobility, led by electric vehicles, is…