West Africa · E-Mobility & Battery Swapping · 2024
Swappable LiFePO4 Replaces Lead-Acid Across a 3,000-Bike Okada Fleet
A Lagos electric motorcycle fleet operator moved its rider network from lead-acid packs to swappable LiFePO4, cutting battery-related downtime and doubling pack service life. EcoDyny supplied swap-ready packs, BMS integration and swap-station hardware across a phased rollout.
NigeriaCountry
West AfricaRegion
E-Mobility & Battery SwappingSector
2024Commissioned
Client profile
Nigeria · E-Mobility & Battery Swapping
A commercial electric motorcycle fleet operator in Lagos running more than 3,000 rider-operated okada units through a lease-to-own model.
Case study
The challenge
The operator had built its rider network on lead-acid packs, which failed on three fronts. Each pack lasted roughly seven months of daily commercial use before capacity collapse, forcing continuous replacement spend. Recharge took six to eight hours, so riders either bought a second pack or lost a full shift. Swap was effectively manual: packs weighed over 30 kg, and station staff had no reliable way to confirm state of charge or remaining cycle life, so weak packs circulated until a rider was stranded mid-route. Ambient temperatures near 35°C accelerated plate degradation, and the operator had no telemetry to attribute failures or plan maintenance. With fuel-price volatility driving rider recruitment, the business needed a battery platform that could support a genuine two-minute swap, survive tropical duty cycles, and report its own health without field technicians.
Case study
Our solution
EcoDyny deployed the ED-SW-6040 swappable LiFePO4 pack as the fleet standard, paired with an integrated BMS supporting CAN and RS485 telemetry. The pack's 60 V / 40 Ah configuration matches the controller envelope of the existing okada platform, so no drivetrain redesign was required. Each pack carries a smart BMS with cell-level balancing, over-current and over-temperature protection, and a sealed IP67 enclosure rated for the humidity and dust of Lagos roads. Swap stations were integrated with an EcoDyny charging cabinet and a rack-level identification module that reads each pack's serial, state of charge, cycle count and fault log at the moment of insertion, rejecting packs that fall below health thresholds. A cloud dashboard gives the operator fleet-level visibility of swap volume per station, pack utilisation and outlier packs. The rollout was phased across four districts, with riders trained on swap procedure and station staff on diagnostics. Local spares kits and a two-year pack warranty were included to reduce downtime exposure.
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Results
Across the first twelve months the operator retired its lead-acid inventory and standardised on 3,200 swappable LiFePO4 packs. Average swap time fell to under 90 seconds, and riders no longer needed a personal spare pack, removing roughly 1,100 kg of lead from circulation. Pack service life extended from about seven months to 26 months under the same duty cycle, and battery-related roadside failures dropped by 68%. Per-kilometre energy cost declined 42% against the lead-acid baseline when replacement frequency was included. Station data showed a 99.2% pack availability rate at peak hours, and the operator expanded from 18 to 34 swap points using the same pack and station standard.
Metrics
Measured outcomes
3,200Swappable packs deployed
-42%Cost per km vs lead-acid
26 moAverage pack service life
Moving to swappable LiFePO4 changed how we plan the business. Riders now trust that a fresh pack is two minutes away, and we can see pack health before it becomes a rider's problem.
— Fleet Operations Director, Lagos
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