Introduction: When equipping rider locations with battery swap cabinets, many people first compare compartment counts, but what is actually perceived most often every day isThe battery swap action itself. This article breaks down the two battery swap methods step by step for comparison.

When configuring rider battery swap cabinets, everyone starts by comparing compartment counts and power. But what is truly perceived repeatedly is the action riders have to do a dozen times a day —Open the compartment door。

Daochong's "tap-to-swap" uses the cabinet surfaceOne buttonTrigger it with a gentle tap in front of the cabinet to open the compartment, without taking out your phone. How does this differ from the common scan-to-swap on the market? Listing the two processes step by step makes it clear.

1. Step-by-step comparison: 6 steps for scan-to-swap, 3 steps for tap-to-swap

Scan-to-swap：

  1. Park the vehicle, take out your phone
  1. Unlock the phone
  1. Open the app or mini program
  1. Find the corresponding cabinet and scan the code
  1. Waiting for system recognition
  1. The compartment door opens, insert or remove the battery, close the compartment

Paipai Battery Swap：

  1. Park the vehicle, walk up to the cabinet
  1. Tap the cabinet button and the compartment door opens directly
  1. Insert or remove the battery, close the compartment

The difference isn't just a few fewer actions. In the scan-code process, the first three steps all happen on the phone screen — and that is exactly where it's most inconvenient for riders.

2. What you save isn't three steps — it's having to free up your hands

Riders during the lunch and dinner peaks often still have delivery boxes in hand and gloves on. At times like this, completing the sequence of "take out phone — unlock — open app — find code — scan code" means fighting yourself at every step.

There are also several scenarios where scanning the code runs into trouble:

  • Rainy days: Water on the phone screen, both touch and code scanning fail
  • Strong light: Direct midday sunlight, screen glare makes it unreadable
  • Underground parking garages / urban villages: Weak mobile phone signal, the code cannot load
  • Phone out of battery: The whole process simply cannot proceed

The buttons on tap-to-swap do not rely on a screen, nor on mobile phone signal. In these scenarios, it simplifies the battery swap action from "having to prepare the phone first" to "walk over and tap it".

3. How tap-to-swap works in practice

There is a button on the front of the cabinet; one tap opens it.

High-frequency rider battery swap locations are usually equipped with the 12-compartment tap model (model DC14-M12HDG-PG, maximum power 9.6KW); the compartment count is sufficient, and the interaction is the most effortless. The positioning of this model in rider scenarios is very clear:Compress the action repeated a dozen times a day to the shortest possible.

4. Kick-to-swap: another interaction at the lower part of the cabinet

At the CIBF 2026 exhibition, Daochong also released "kick-to-swap" — a foot-kick button at the lower part of the cabinet that, when triggered, prioritizes opening the lower compartment door.

The starting point of this design comes from frontline feedback: many riders are women, and when swapping batteries in upper compartments they need to lift the battery to a higher position, which is quite strenuous. Triggering with a foot and opening the lower compartment door can skip the lifting step.

From tap-to-swap to kick-to-swap, the idea is the same —Cut out every action that can be cut.

5. The two methods are not replacements for each other

It should be noted that,Scan-to-swap is the universal method with the widest coverage; Paipai battery swapping and Titi battery swapping are interaction upgrades designed for riders—Applicable to all locations where riders swap batteries, not a "configuration exclusive to certain locations".

For selection, you can look at it this way:

Location type

Recommended configuration

Rider battery swap locations (food delivery, express delivery, instant delivery)

12-slot swap cabinet — supports both tap and QR code scanning

Locations with a higher proportion of female riders

Look for cabinets equipped with a kick-activated button

Community / convenience store locations with fewer battery swap users

5-slot and 8-slot options, capacity determined by daily battery swap volume

6. Summary in one sentence

Scan-to-swap wins on universality and broad coverage; tap-to-swap wins on the one action riders have to repeat a dozen or so times every day. And at rider locations,The number of actions is the real ceiling on efficiency。

To learn more about Daochong Technology's battery swap cabinet solutions, visit the official website www.dochion.com, or call the customer service hotline 400-889-2008。