Omega Seiki Mobility and Honda Power Pack Energy India have signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for swappable battery technology for the EV market in India.
As part of this tie-up, Honda Power Pack Energy India, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., will provide Omega Seiki Mobility with cutting-edge swappable batteries and establish a network of quick interchange stations in Tier 1 cities across India.
Battery swapping will help address concerns of time, range, longevity, affordability, and environmental impact, the press release noted.
Uday Narang, Founder and Chairman of Omega Seiki Mobility said, "In the next two years, we intend to implement Honda e: Swap Technology in over 10,000 vehicles in the Passenger and Cargo segments."
Tomohide Haraguchi, Vice President of Technology and OEM development, Honda Power Pack Energy India. said, "The lithium-ion battery technology and know-how that Honda has cultivated over many years in the global 4-wheeler market were concentrated in this swappable battery pack called Honda Mobile Power Pack e: This safe and reliable lithium-ion battery pack offering will surely accelerate the expansion of Omega Seiki Mobility's sales expansion of innovative electric vehicles."