Interestingly, I've just been reading on the front page of another forum (who know there would ever be more than one dedicated to adventure motorcycling eh? ;o) - that the 'Big Four' Japanese manufacturers are talking about shared battery technology for developing a range of electric powered motorcycles and scooters in future:

https://advrider.com/japanese-moto-m...ke-technology/

...and fwiw. this has been my assertion all along - that the key to widespread EV acceptability amongst the general public is going to be minimising the inconvenience of the recharging procedure... Therefore, if you could have essentially a vending machine in every petrol station with a bank of ready-charged universal size batteries - particularly a size suited for motorcycle/scooter sized vehicles - you could then swap them in less time than it takes to fill a tank with fuel.

It would also mean you never have to own the actual battery part of the vehicle yourself (currently a significant part of the current cost of EVs) - reducing the overall cost of the vehicle, and the onus is then on the 'fuel' supplier to maintain & replace them, and you just pay the 'gallon' price every time you want to swap your current one for a fresh one.

Ideally the Japanese manufacturers would also partner with a forward-thinking global fuel supplier (perhaps Shell for example - who already have a large and well-established network of real estate to distribute their fossil-fuel based products) to ensure the battery network was supported and adopted quickly.

The times they are a changin'

Jenny x