Gogoro's e-scooters and battery-swapping tech are now expanding in Israel and Singapore. This Taiwan-based manufacturer is popular for its battery-swapping refueling platform. 

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Gogoro batteries are displayed at the Panasonic booth at CES 2016 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 6, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The battieries are used to power a smart scooter. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show.

Its products are commonly used for urban zero-emission two-wheel scooters, as well as electric motorcycles and mopeds. 

Aside from its battery-swap platform, it also works on its in-house e-scooters. On the other hand, Gogoro also offers vehicular innovations to other giant automakers, such as Yamaha. 

Gogoro's E-Scooters, Battery-Swap Operations Expand! 

According to Electrek's latest report, Gogoro was able to conduct its first retain expansion in Tel Aviv, Israel. 

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A customer browses models of Gogoro electric scooters at a showroom in Taipei on July 14, 2018. - Gogoro is a Taiwan-based venture-backed company developing and selling electric scooters and battery swapping infrastructure. (Photo by Chris STOWERS / AFP)

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This means that Israeli consumers can now purchase the company's electric scooters, as well as subscribe to its advanced battery-swapping membership. 

Aside from this, Gogoro also proudly announced its first EV battery swap pilot expansion in Singapore as its business grows in Asia. 

This initiative came after the Asian country's Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded Gogoro a sandbox pilot, which validated its battery-swapping technology. 

Thanks to this, Gogoro cannot deploy its battery-swapping operations for next-generation smart mobility.

Both of these expansions in Singapore and Israel were made possible by the new three-way partnership; Gogoro, Metro Motor, and Paz Group.  

Gogoro as Asia's Tesla of Scooters

Previously, CNBC reported that Gogoro was dubbed the Tesla of scooters. As of writing, the main target of the tech firm is the Asian market. 

Thanks to its efforts, its business was able to expand in Japan, South Korea, China, Indonesia, and Taiwan. Now, this list of countries is further growing as Israel and Singapore receive Gogoro's innovations. 

"We're not working in the West ... [where] you got to create a great four-wheel vehicle like Tesla. What we focus on is half a billion two-wheelers in Asia today," said Horace Luke, the Chief Executive Officer of Gogoro. 

You can visit this link to see further details about the growth of Gogoro. 

In 2016, Gogoro's global expansion allowed its e-scooter-sharing program to reach Germany. 

In 2015, Gogoro's e-smart scooter was announced. 

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Written by: Griffin Davis