Taiwan’s battery-swapping stations double up

The company said it had more than 500,000 monthly active users, and over 260 swaps taking place on its network every minute. — Reuters

HONG KONG: Gogoro Inc, a Taipei-based company whose battery-swapping stations serve electric moped drivers across Taiwan, said that it has converted roughly 20% of those stations into “virtual power plants” capable of sending spare electricity back to the grid.

Since it was founded in 2015, Gogoro has opened more than 12,000 stations with batteries that can be changed out on the fly, giving drivers of electric mopeds and three-wheelers the ability to add dozens of miles of range without losing time on charging.