•PCX ELECTRIC used for Miyako Karen
Battery can be replaced at multiple locations on the island
Honda, in cooperation with Softbank, announced that it will provide the PCX ELECTRIC two-wheeled motorized motorcycle to Miyako Karen (Okinawa Prefecture Miyakojima City), a personal mobility rental business. The policy is to collect the use of electric motorcycles in the rental business and the opinions and requests from users.
From the official site below
Miyako Karen is a service for renting electric motorcycles as an activity on Miyako Island, and will be provided by Karen Style Co., Ltd. from March 6, 2019. By using PCX ELECTRIC for this service, it contributes to the reduction of environmental impact, and by utilizing the merits of the detachable battery “Honda Mobile Power Pack (mobile power pack),” it can be used to charge batteries at multiple locations on the island. Deploy exchangeable services.
In addition, by connecting a communication unit mounted on the vehicle to the SoftBank mobile communication network, it becomes possible to collect and analyze in real time data such as position information, distance, speed, and battery remaining amount for each vehicle, and the electric motorcycle And verify the effective operation method of charging infrastructure.
In addition to this rental service at Miyako Karen using PCX ELECTRIC, we have already conducted monitor surveys (started in Tokyo and Kanagawa prefecture areas from March, and will be implemented in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures in the future). In addition, we plan to start sharing service in the Tokyo metropolitan area by 2019. Through these activities, we will further improve the convenience of electric motorcycles and steadily promote initiatives to further popularize them.
Original Source [ Honda ]
