Remember Kymco Ionex? Taiwanese two-wheeler manufacturer Kymco has long been known for its combustion scooters, with the occasional motorcycle offering also joining the lineup. In the mid-2000s, the US even got the Kymco Spade, and you can still find the Kymco K-Pipe 125 listed for sale (MSRP $2,449) on the Kymco USA website.
Just because a company has historically done one thing doesn’t mean that it can’t decide to expand its horizons. In 2018, Kymco announced a new proposal for an electric battery-swapping ecosystem that it called Ionex. The plan was to consist of electric scooters and motorcycles that would share swappable batteries, as well as an established network of swapping stations where riders could go to switch out their spent batteries for fresh, fully charged units.
