Technology Overview

The technology described herein relates to a battery swapping solution targeted at lowering the barrier to electric motorbike (e-motorbike) adoption. The solution constitutes a mobile application, IoT-enabled and portable battery, and a battery swapping infrastructure (battery swapping/charging cabinets) that enables motorbike users especially those located in the ASEAN countries to participate in the initiative, facilitating the conversion from internal combustion engine (ICE) motorbikes to e-motorbikes.

The battery swapping solution is brand agnostic and the battery pack is compatible with most e-motorbike brands and models in Southeast Asia, including 2- and 3-wheelers. The solution is offered as a bundle of a power subscription plan together with an e-motorbike. Subscribers may opt for pay-per-use, prepaid weekly or postpaid monthly plan, and could swap depleted batteries for fully charged ones at a swap station within a minute. To complete the offer, the technology owner also provides equipment for direct current (DC) fast charging for e-motorbikes and alternating current (AC) charger for electric vehicles.

The technology owner has rolled out the solution in markets including Cambodia and Indonesia, and is currently seeking industry partners to adopt the solution.

Technology Features, Specifications and Advantages

• Solution constitutes a mobile application, IoT-enabled and portable battery, and a battery swapping cabinet.
• The battery pack is brand agnostic and is compatible with most e-motorbike brands and models in Southeast Asia.
• Being the first to launch battery swapping in the ASEAN market, the technology owner has the incumbent knowledge of the battery swapping solution in this market.

Potential Applications

• ASEAN has the highest density of motorbikes globally with 250M motorbikes, which constitute 85% of the vehicle population, and less than 0.1% are electric.
• The proposed battery swapping solution is applicable for both 2- and 3-wheeler e-motorbikes.

Customer Benefit

• The battery swapping solution helps to reduce the total cost of ownership and cost of usage, as it has already achieved a competitive unit cost level as compared to ICE motorbikes.