Hero Electric joins hands with Log9 to develop RapidEV variant of its 2W electric scooters capable of charging in less than 15 minutes

Hero Electric, India’s largest electric two-wheeler company, has announced its partnership with Bengaluru-based advanced battery technology start-up Log9 Materials, to offer Log9 InstaCharging battery packs for its entire range of EVs. The integration of Log9’s RapidX batteries will fully charge Hero Electric 2W within 15 minutes, thereby delivering an uninterrupted ride experience. Log9 has leveraged its cell-to-pack competency to develop batteries that provide 9x faster charging, 9x better performance, 9x lower battery degradation and 9x battery life. Hero Electric and Log9, together, will be deploying these batteries in the market via outright sales and Battery-as-a-Service (BASS) business models. The BASS model will allow commercial fleet operators to take advantage of the operational performance of the Instacharge battery packs at nominal monthly rates. Notably, Log9 has already tested its RapidX batteries through a series of pilots across multiple B2B fleet operators such as Amazon, Shadowfax, Delhivery, Flipkart, BykeMania, etc.  Speaking on the collaboration, Mr. Sohinder Gill, CEO, Hero Electric, said, “Unlike Petrol, the charge on a E2W is limited, leading to shorter driving range. In the year 2019, we launched bikes with an option of doubling the range. All our bikes also have easily removable batteries and many of our customers are now charging their portable batteries while at workplace or in their