Nanu-Busan Metropolitan City-KT Collaborate with Ministry of Environment to Install 70 Additional Battery Swap Charging Stations for Electric Motorcycles in Busan Metropolitan City

Aims, an electric motorcycle battery station service provider, has launched the electric motorcycle charging platform Nanune Network and, together with Busan Metropolitan City and KT, has been selected for the Ministry of Environment’s ‘2023 Regional Zero-Emission Vehicle Brand Transition Project.’ They plan to install an additional 70 battery exchange charging stations for electric motorcycles throughout Busan.

Nanune Network has already installed 40 battery exchange charging stations within Busan Metropolitan City, providing electric motorcycle rental and charging services. With the additional 70 stations, they aim to offer services that expand driving range and enhance battery safety for electric motorcycle users.

Due to the rapid increase in motorcycle demand driven by the spread of delivery culture amid COVID-19, and to address related carbon emissions and noise issues in public housing, the adoption of electric motorcycles is gradually expanding. To accelerate this, Busan Metropolitan City, KT, and Nanune Network announced a plan to install 70 additional battery exchange charging stations across Busan with support from the Ministry of Environment. This project plans to install battery exchange charging stations in public convenience facilities such as convenience stores, expanding services so users can easily swap and charge batteries. Through this, it is expected to resolve existing issues of electric motorcycles such as short driving range relative to long charging times and the absence of battery management systems.

Busan Metropolitan City, aiming to host the ‘2030 World Expo Busan’ and become a ‘2050 Carbon Neutral Leading City,’ is planning administrative support to expand the electric motorcycle charging platform as part of its eco-friendly vehicle transition and charging infrastructure expansion policies. Alongside the existing ‘Electric Two-Wheeler Supply Project’ conducted by Busan, efforts will be made to increase the supply of electric two-wheelers.

KT, as a digital platform operator with strong communication capabilities, supports the operation of a battery management system through IoT communication installed on electric two-wheeler batteries. KT plans to cooperate with Aims, the electric motorcycle battery station service provider, to expand the nationwide establishment of battery exchange charging stations for electric motorcycles.

An Aims representative stated, “Our goal is to develop battery exchange charging stations equipped with standardized batteries compatible with various mobility types, provide the public with a wide range of electric motorcycle options, and build infrastructure that allows easy access to battery exchange stations anywhere, thereby lowering the entry barriers for transitioning from internal combustion engines to electric two-wheelers.”

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