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Gogoro's new flagship Pulse is a sporty, high-tech scooter
Gogoro is best known for its battery swapping tech, but its new scooter may be one of the quickest and highest-tech models available.
Gogoro unveils the first swappable solid-state EV battery
Gogoro has unveiled the first swappable solid-state EV battery, and it promises longer range without bigger power packs.
India will implement a battery swapping policy to boost EV sales
As part of a plan to boost EV sales, India is introducing a battery swapping policy.
Gogoro launches its battery-swapping tech in China
Gogoro has announced that its hot-swappable battery technology has arrived China and will be compatible with two local scooter brands so far.
Gogoro teams with Foxconn to make its e-scooters available worldwide
Gogoro has struck a deal with Foxconn that will help it make battery-swappable e-scooters available worldwide.
Gogoro's Eeyo 1s is so light you almost forget it's an e-bike
Gogoro, however, is taking a different approach. In theory, they shouldn't require as much power to move and, by extension, such a large battery pack. The regular Eeyo 1, which complements its carbon frame and fork with an alloy seatpost, handlebars and rims, costs $3,899.
Gogoro’s Eeyo 1 is a lightweight e-bike designed for the city
The e-bike will offer two riding moods, Sport and Eco, that prioritizes power and range respectively. The bike’s acceleration and general level of assistance will increase in Sport mode, however.
Gogoro will launch an electric bicycle in the US next month
Gogoro's battery swapping technology has helped the brand succeed with e-mopeds in Taiwan. Now it hopes to being e-bikes to the US.
Gogoro’s smaller scooter is built for international expansion
Gogoros smart scooters are unique in that they use battery-swapping technology to keep riders on the road instead of tethered to a charging station. The company has an impressive network of over 1,400 GoStation chargers in its home base of Taipei, Taiwan. But it's ready to expand outside of Taiwan and the bike its going to do that with is the new Viva.
Gogoro brings its on-demand electric scooter rentals to Taiwan
Gogoro is expanding its on-demand scooter rental service. In August, the two-wheeled, electric Smartscooters will be available as part of a ridesharing program in Taiwan called GoShare. The scooters will use Gogoro's swappable batteries, so instead of stopping to charge the vehicles, riders can pick up a new battery at a GoStation and be back on the road in a matter of minutes.
Gogoro puts its hot-swappable batteries in two new speedy scooters
The Taiwanese company Gogoro is known for its electric scooters with hot-swappable batteries, which makes it easy to change them out in less than six seconds. Today, the company introduced two new electric scooter models: the Gogoro 2 Delight and the Gogoro S2.
Gogoro’s electric scooter-sharing program is coming to Japan
After the success of its urban electric scooter-sharing pilot program in Taiwan back in 2015, Gogoro planned expansions into other cities, making its way to Berlin last year and Paris this summer. Next on its list: Japan. Gogoro is partnering with business conglomerate Sumitomo to launch its service under the new brand 'GoShare' there later this year.
Gogoro's solar-powered scooter battery charging station is here
Electric scooter-maker Gogoro's latest battery-charging location is its cleanest yet. As usual, riders pull up, swap out their depleted batteries (two per vehicle), and drive off with fully-charged ones. The only difference is the new GoStation is the first to run on solar power.
Gogoro 2 makes the electric scooter lifestyle more comfortable
About two years after we first rode the Gogoro Smartscooter, the company is back with a sequel. The Gogoro 2 and Gogoro 2 Plus lightly rework the original, with a second gen motor and powertrain that deliver the same amount of power (6.4kW), but promise smoother torque and more control. The choice of a Sport mode and Smart mode let riders choose between higher top speed and acceleration or increased efficiency and range. Predictably, they also are built for easier maintenance this time around, while larger wheels (14-inch up front, 13-inch on the rear), updated geometry with a longer 51-inch wheelbase and a synchronized braking system improve its stability. Oh, and a longer seat makes it easy to bring a friend along for a ride. Beyond just the new scooters, Gogoro is upgrading its app to version 2.0 with better security that can require a fingerprint or PIN code to start, making its scooters (both old and new) "virtually unstealable." Also, the company expanding its battery swapping Energy Network in Taiwan to offer more than 500 locations by the end of the year. The Gogoro 2 will go on sale in Taiwan in July (preorders are opening today) where pricing can be as low as TWD$38,800/USD$1,295 with all local subsidies applied. Gogoro's website, however, lists the Gogoro 2 starting price at TWD$73,800/USD$2,455 and the Gogoro 2 Plus at TWD$79,800/USD$2,654. It will come to other markets by the end of 2017.
Gogoro and Bosch launch electric scooter-sharing service in Paris
The Gogoro EV Smartscooter is headed to France. A fleet of 600 scooters will be available starting this summer for short-term rentals via Bosch's Coup Mobility service. This is the second city -- Berlin being the first -- that Coup and Gogoro have teamed up in.
Donald Trump's environmental plan and more in the week that was
The Hyperloop keeps getting realer by the day. This week, architects unveiled detailed plans for a next-gen transportation system that will travel from Dubai to Abu Dhabi in just 12 minutes. Meanwhile, Elon Musk announced big plans to build a second Gigafactory in Europe that will produce lithium-ion batteries and electric cars. Gogoro rolled out a faster, more powerful version of its battery-swapping electric Smartscooter, while Vespa delighted fans with plans to launch an all-electric model next year. And MIT teamed up with NASA to develop a new "morphing" airplane wing that could revolutionize aviation.
Zip around Taiwan on the faster Gogoro S electric scooter
Gogoro's battery-powered scooter left us rather impressed after our test ride in Taiwan back in 2015, and the startup has since sold over 14,000 units locally plus rolled out 240 GoStations nationwide for customers to quickly swap batteries -- as opposed to having their electric scooters plugged in for hours. To keep the momentum going, today the company announced the Gogoro S, a high-performance model equipped with the new 7.2 kW G1-S motor which pushes the scooter from zero to 50 km/h or 31 MPH in just 3.7 seconds -- a notable improvement from the 4.2 seconds with the original 6.4 kW G1 motor, which is already quite quick. But for the sake of safety, the top speed is still capped at 95 km/h or 59 MPH.
A bus suspended over the ground, and more in the week that was
So far Tesla has launched a sexy sportscar, a luxe sedan, a powerful SUV, and an affordable electric car. What's next? Think bigger. According to Elon Musk, the company is set to unveil an electric Minibus next year, and it will drive itself. Speaking of buses, China just unveiled the craziest one we've ever seen: It's suspended above the ground, and is tall enough to fly right over traffic jams. A team of students created the world's most efficient electric car, which gets an outrageous 26,135 MPGe. Gogoro launched a new electric scooter sharing service in Berlin, and the world's first Hyperloop factory opened for business.
Gogoro brings on-demand scooter rentals to Berlin
Taiwan-based electric scooter company Gogoro is expanding its reach and business model. Today it announced a partnership with Coup (a subsidiary of automotive-parts supplier Bosch) to bring 200 on-demand rental scooters to Berlin.
The scooters of CES: Riding the Genze and chatting with Gogoro
While cars grabbed the CES headlines, electric scooters continue to innovate just as quickly and in Gogoro's instance, quicker than their four-wheel counterparts. I rode the Genze electric scooter to In-N-Out and found out that it's totally illegal to lane-split in the state of Nevada. Whoops. Then Gogoro CEO Horace Luke joined Kerry and I onstage to talk about its latest initiative to get its smart scooter into more cities quicker.
