Manila
residents can now purchase or preorder a range of Gogoro
Smartscooters and access Gogoro battery swapping across the city's
metro area.
MANILA,
Philippines, Dec. 1, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Gogoro Inc. (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology
leader in battery-swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable
mobility solutions for cities, today announced the commercial
launch and availability of its Smartscooters and battery swapping
ecosystem in Manila, the Capital
of the Philippines.
"Today is an important milestone in the transformation of urban
mobility in the Philippines.
Gogoro's battery swapping and Smartscooters provide a positive path
for Filipino consumers and businesses to embrace smart and
sustainable transportation," said Horace
Luke, founder and CEO of Gogoro. "This is the
culmination of like-minded companies coming together to form a
groundbreaking partnership to address the sustainability and
transportation challenges, like dense traffic, long commutes and
mass pollution, that exist in the
Philippines. We are honored to be partnering with Ayala,
Globe and 917Ventures."
Gogoro Philippines is a joint venture between Ayala Corporation,
Globe's 917Ventures and Gogoro. The Gogoro launch marks the climate
tech debut of the Globe Group as it continues to deliver
innovations that address Filipinos' daily pain points. Together,
the companies are introducing a new era in sustainable
transportation that brings together smart, convenient and
accessible two-wheel electric vehicles to customers.
"We are now witnessing a key turning point in the quest for
sustainable and intelligent urban transportation in the Philippines," said Bernie Llamzon, President and CEO of Gogoro
Philippines. "With Gogoro battery swapping, we are not only
providing a convenient and eco-friendly solution for refueling but
also embracing a lifestyle change that benefits our community and
environment. We are proud to lead this charge and offer a glimpse
into the future of mobility."
Gogoro Battery Swapping
Gogoro battery swapping is a
new generation of swappable battery refueling that is smart, safe,
and continually optimizing itself to be dynamic and versatile for
riders, businesses, and communities. In Taiwan, the Gogoro Network supports nearly
600,000 riders and has more than 1.3 million smart batteries in
circulation through its network of 12,000 battery swapping stations
at over 2,500 locations. With more than 400,000 daily battery swaps
and more than 500 million total battery swaps to date, Gogoro
battery swapping has saved more than 770,000 tons of CO2 since it
launched.
About Gogoro
Founded in 2011 to rethink urban energy
and inspire the world to move through cities in smarter and more
sustainable ways, Gogoro leverages the power of innovation to
change the way urban energy is distributed and consumed. Recognized
and awarded by Frost & Sullivan as the "2023 Global Company of
the Year for battery swapping for electric two-wheel vehicles" and
MIT Technology Review as one of "15 Climate Tech Companies to
Watch" in 2023, Gogoro's battery swapping and vehicle platforms
offer a smart, proven, and sustainable long-term ecosystem for
delivering a new approach to urban mobility. Gogoro has quickly
become an innovation leader in vehicle design and electric
propulsion, smart battery design, battery swapping, and advanced
cloud services that utilize artificial intelligence to manage
battery availability and safety. The challenge is massive, but the
opportunity to disrupt the status quo, establish new standards, and
achieve new levels of sustainable transportation growth in densely
populated cities is even greater.
For more information,
visit https://www.gogoro.com/news and follow Gogoro on
Twitter: @wearegogoro.
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