CD Restop 2026-09-25 · CD Restop
Electric motorbikes with battery swapping: one in four new bikes is now electric, but swap infrastructure still covers only two cities
In the first seven months of 2026, more than one in four motorbikes sold was electric. But Hanoi's timeline for banning petrol bikes has had to narrow, and the battery-swapping network is still concentrated in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, with each brand running its own standard. We look at why a nationwide green transition needs fast, wide-reaching swap infrastructure that works with next-generation batteries, and why welfare rest stops are the place to put it.
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