Gogoro, a Taiwanese battery-swapping service provider and two-wheeler manufacturer, and Swiggy, online food delivery platform, have announced a collaboration to promote electric smartscooters for last-mile delivery.
The Taiwanese service provider aims to promote its electric smartscooters to the last-mile delivery partners of the on-demand convenience delivery platform in India.
“Partnering with Swiggy, a leading player in the industry, to provide access to Gogoro Smartscooters and battery swapping is essential in successfully transforming India’s urban fleets to electric,” Gogoro founder and CEO Horace Luke said.
He also said that accelerating the electric transformation of India’s hyperlocal fleets is a top priority for Gogoro and the country’s national and city governments.
Mihir Shah, head of operations at Swiggy, said, “This partnership with Gogoro is another key step in our commitment to creating greener and cost-effective solutions for our delivery fleet.”
“Gogoro’s battery swapping technology represents a new generation of electric refueling that has proven successful on a mass scale for last-mile delivery, and we look forward to working with them to transform hyperlocal deliveries to be more sustainable and efficient in India,” Shah said.
In 2021, Swiggy made a commitment to use electric vehicles for deliveries, aiming to cover 800,000 kilometres every day.
Gogoro is known for its high-speed electric scooters and innovative swappable batteries.
These batteries eliminate the need for lengthy charging times, allowing riders to simply swap them out at battery swap stations.
At the battery swap stations, riders can quickly exchange their empty batteries for fully charged ones. This process takes only seconds, enabling them to get back on the road without delay.
Further, the company recently entered in to an agreement with Maharashtra government to invest $1.5 billion in the cities of Pune and Aurangabad over the next eight years to manufacture electric vehicles, smart battery packs, and battery swap stations.
As part of the eight-year plan, Gogoro will invest more than $500 million for manufacturing vehicles and another $1 billion for smart battery infrastructure deployment which will be supported by financial incentives and reimbursements by Maharashtra.