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[Richard230]

Yamaha has finally hit the market with an electric vehicle. But don't pass out from excitement yet.    https://thepack.news/yamaha-motor-launches-emf-electric-scooter-in-taiwan-with-battery-swapping-technology-from-gogoro/

[princec]

It's nice, but very much aimed at the Asian market. Or really Japan. I don't think swappable batteries will ever be a thing in Europe or the US - it's all about charging here.

Cas

[Richard230]

I was hoping for something a little more dramatic in the way of an electric vehicle from Yamaha. 

[wavelet]

This is barely different than the rebadged Gogoro they had 3 years ago; it's still a Gogoro design, and not a yet a product based on the Japanese Big Four's Swappable Batteries Motorcycle Consortium announced the same year, or on the additional similar Honda/Yamaha/KTM/Piaggio  announced a year ago.
https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/news/2021/september/swappable-batteries-motorcycle-consortium-officially-created
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/japanese-bike-makers-agree-mutual-use-swappable-batteries-should-be-standardized-158277.html

Even the latter only covers L-category 2-wheelers (so up to 4kW motors), and 48V packs -- useful for urban/suburban commuters, to be sure, and lowering their prices by battery standardization, but not useful for full-range/power motorcycles capable of touring, sport-touring, offroad or sport riding -- or even just commuting on highway stretches.
Hand-carried swappable packs of decent size (10kWh minimum) would just be too heavy, and 48V incompatible with automotive DC fast-charging standards.

So basically this is still a nothingburger.