Mobility firm Gogoro has penned a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Foxconn to fast track the pursuit of Gogoro in making its smart e-scooters easily accessible globally beyond its current forte of Taiwan. One of the standout features of Gogoro’s e-scooters is their swappable battery setup that makes it possible to switch batteries of different units.
The memorandum of understanding will enable both Gogoro and manufacturing powerhouse Foxconn to collaborate on vehicle design and manufacturing and accessories development and production. The agreement also covers technology development for the smart battery setup of Gogoro’s intended global e-scooters. In addition, the MOU will allow Gogoro to effectively pursue its expansion plans by designing, developing, and distributing the products that will come out of the Gogoro-Foxconn engagement.
Gogoro has seen rapid expansion from its home base of Taiwan amidst advanced plans to set shop in India and mainland China, thereby assessing the massive population of over two billion residents in the two countries. However, Gogoro has greater plans even beyond its present moves. It hopes to deploy its innovative battery-swapping scheme to other climes. The battery-swapping scheme has been a very successful program, as any Gogoro e-scooter user can just drive into a swapping station to get a fully charged battery replacement for their units, thus expanding the range capabilities and eliminating the time spent recharging.
No details of timelines and milestones in the MOU were disclosed at this time. Therefore, the fine details of the MOU are not yet available, and indeed there was no mention of the e-scooters as the item of collaboration. A move by Foxconn into the possible production of e-bikes could mean a huge diversification from its major mandate of producing electric vehicles. Subsequent development will reveal the direction of the collaboration.
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