# Summarize

###### tags: `Technology Trend Engineering`, `KU`
Reference:
1. [Electric vehicle battery swapping: boom or bust?](https://www.global-imi.com/blog/electric-vehicle-battery-swapping-boom-or-bust)

### Case study on Gogoro
The Gogoro Network is a modular battery swapping infrastructure designed to be deployed in cities for electric refueling of two wheel vehicles like scooters, mopeds and motorcycles.

Riders would be able to swap out depleted batteries at a network of kiosks called **GoStations** for a monthly subscription fee. According to Gogoro, as of April 2021 in its pilot market of Taiwan, Gogoro Network had **370,000** riders and managed more than **175 million battery swaps**, **265,000 per day**, through its **2,000 GoStations**.

The Gogoro Smartscooter was the first vehicle to be integrated into the Gogoro Network in 2015.[13]

The network also includes the Powered by Gogoro Network program through which other manufacturers of electric motor scooters can build scooters which utilize the Gogoro Network infrastructure. As of April 2021, Gogoro has seven vehicle maker partners including Hero, Yamaha, Aeonmotor, PGO, eReady, eMOVING and Gogoro.

Israel is one of the first markets outside of Taiwan which Gogoro has explored.

#### Gogoro Network in Taiwan
In July 2015, Gogoro Smartscooter was launched in Taiwan, a country with the highest scooter density in the world. By the end of the same year, **more than 4,000** Smartscooters were sold and its market share in Taiwan's electric scooter market hit **33.94%**. According to Gogoro, in 2016 the company had a GoStation less than every 1.3 kilometers in Taipei.

In February 2021 the network consisted of **1,959 GoStations** and more than **764,000 battery packs**. 66 of the GoStations in 2021 were Super GoStations which were larger than regular GoStations with the ability to service up to 1,000 riders a day.

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#### Partners with Gogoro

Gogoro has announced the following strategic partnerships:

1. Hero MotoCorp: on April 21, 2021, Gogoro announced a strategic partnership with the world's top two-wheel vehicle maker, Hero MotoCorp, to rollout its battery Gogoro Network battery swapping in **India**.
2. Coup Mobility GmbH: an electric scooter sharing service using Gogoro scooters that operated in **Berlin**, **Tübingen**, **Paris** and **Madrid** between 2016 and 2020 but was closed for economic reasons.
3. Tier Mobility GmbH: electric scooter sharing service operating in **Berlin**, **Cologne**, **Munich** and **Hamburg**. Tier acquired the assets of Coup in early-2020.
4. Ride Go Share: electric scooter sharing service in **Okinawa, Japan.**

Modular of the tech supports:
1. Carbon belts: developed in partnership with Gates
2. Performance tires: developed in partnership with Maxxis
3. Battery cells: developed in partnership with Panasonic.

#### Six ways: Gogoro’s battery swapping smart tech accelerating the shift to cleaner and smarter cities.

* Faster: It’s faster and easier to swap Gogoro Network Smart Batteries than hunting around for a charging station or carrying heavy batteries to and from. Swap and go in just a few seconds.
* Convenient: GoStations are open 24/7, conveniently and optimally located throughout the city, and the Gogoro App helps you find the freshest Gogoro Network Smart Batteries wherever you are on the road. Gogoro’s advanced AI and machine learning algorithms are optimizing its network of over 750,000 Gogoro Network Smart Batteries in real-time down to each individual energy cell for maximum safety, durability, and range.
* Easy: Designed with humans in mind, Smart Batteries can be swapped by just about anyone. No cash, no pin to enter, just swap and go. Gogoro Network subscribers never have to worry about the health or safety of a battery, where they can charge up, and never have to worry about carrying batteries more than a few feet.
* Smarter: Gogoro doesn’t just build smarter batteries or scooters or electric drivetrains, we build future-proof smart platforms that other vehicle makers can utilize and we regularly update them with the latest software and services.
* Cleaner: Electric vehicles can have a direct and immediate impact where they matter most: on the street, where air pollution is at its worst.
* Better: With over 60% of the world’s population expected to take up residence in an urban area by 2030, cities are grappling with how to handle the impending influx of residents, their mobility needs, and the energy needs of the city. The Gogoro Network can help balance the grid in real-time keeping costs down and everyone moving.

#### The Quiet Ride Returns
Connecting New Taipei City to the heart of Taipei City, the Taipei Bridge is one of the most famous expressways for scooter commuters in Taipei.

After crossing the wide Tamsui River, the first exit is a long, downhill stretch of road leading to a seemlingly endless red light, famously known for being crowded. Thousands of scooters will wait patiently here on the daily, a phenomena that has come to be known as the **Scooter Waterfall**.


On Sunday at 5:00am, over 500 Gogoro Smartscooters owners from the Gogoro Owners Club flooded the bridge in an orderly parade, creating a zero-emission, zero-noise ride. This is the second year of the organized Taipei Bridge ride and the concentration of electric vehicles was awe-inspiring.

### Conculsion
So far, that collective effort has saved over 345,972,406 kilograms of CO2 emissions, the equivalent of what over 30 million trees absorb in a year.

They also demonstrate the power of a shared and focused mission to impact our cities and planet positively.

Riders in Taiwan chose Gogoro's simpler, easier and more intuitive user experience over all other available EVs, including both plug-in and alternative battery swapping options, and continue to do so today.

### Micromobility Pros and Cons

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