Gogoro Launches Electric Scooter, Battery-Swap Stations in India
- Taiwanese firm to install about 120 swap stations by next year
- Scooter initially available for fleet operators, businesses
Gogoro batteries.
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Gogoro Inc. introduced its first electric scooter and battery-swapping stations in India as the Taiwanese company seeks to break into the world’s biggest two-wheeler market.
It will roll out around 120 swap stations as well as scooters in Delhi, Pune, Mumbai and Goa by the middle of next year, Gogoro Chief Executive Officer Horace Luke said Tuesday. The scooter, CrossOver GX250, is powered by swappable batteries and initially, it will be available for delivery drivers only. By the second quarter of next year, Gogoro will start selling the two-wheeler to consumers.