Gogoro & Copec to Launch Two-wheel Battery Swapping Ecosystem in Latin America

Gogoro Inc, a global technology company developing battery-swapping ecosystems, is partnering with the Latin American energy company, Copec, to launch its battery swapping and Smartscooters in Chile and Colombia in Q2 2024. The two companies will develop the first Latin American network of battery swapping stations.

The Gogoro Network cloud service utilises real-time monitoring that ensures optimal Smartscooter and battery performance and diagnostics that enable Copec and Gogoro customers to have a safe and reliable battery swapping and ride experience.

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. 

Horace Luke, founder and CEO of Gogoro, says: "Our partnership with Copec, a major Latin American energy company, is an important milestone in our mission to transform urban transportation around the world. Together we will provide an accessible path for both consumer and delivery riders to adopt sustainable urban mobility and play a key role in battling climate change and making the world better for all. On average, last mile delivery riders ride more than six-times the distance as consumer riders, so enabling these delivery riders to adopt smart sustainable electric transportation can have an accelerated impact on cities."

Arturo Natho, CEO of Copec, adds: "The implementation of Gogoro's battery swapping system in Chile and Colombia is our first entry into two-wheel electric mobility, which means that sustainable mobility will reach many more segments of the population. The partnership with Gogoro will allow us to extend the benefits of electrification and generate a positive impact on people through this pioneering service in the region."

With more than 450,000 daily battery swaps and more than 535 million total battery swaps to date, Gogoro battery swapping has saved more than 900,000 tons of CO2 since it launched in 2015.