Better Place Extends Tokyo Battery Swap Trial

2010-08-26

Better Place has extended its switchable-battery electric vehicle (EV) taxi pilot in Tokyo to operate through the end of the year. By extending the trial-which involves three exchangeable-battery EV taxis-Better Place says it will be able to further evaluate and optimize the design and integration of the components of the system including the battery switch station (BSS), the EV taxis, battery performance and charging as well as driver behavior and consumer acceptance.

The current trial is part of a program run by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The pilot project began on 26 April, in cooperation with Nihon Kotsu Co., Tokyo's largest taxi operator, and focuses on the feasibility of battery switch as means for taxis to have instant, zero emission, range extension.

Source: Green Car Congress

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