Gogoro Inc, a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, today announced a strategic B2B initiative and partnership with Zypp Electric, India’s leading EV-as-a-Service platform. Together, the companies are focused on accelerating the urban shift of logistics fleets and last mile deliveries to electric using battery swapping.
Gogoro and Zypp plan to launch their B2B pilot in Delhi next month. It will focus on last-mile delivery fleets and will include Gogoro Network GoStations, Gogoro Smart Batteries and Gogoro Smarscooters.
Gogoro partners Zypp Electric for battery swapping pilot
Zypp Electric is India’s leading EV-as-a-Service platform. The company’s mission focuses on decarbonizing last-mile deliveries in India with an ecosystem of electric vehicles and EV-based technology. The company handles daily deliveries for everything, from local merchants to e-commerce giants, using its fleet of over 7,000 EVs.
India, like many Asian countries, relies heavily on fast and efficient two-wheeled vehicles, including scooters and motorcycles, that can weave through gridlocked traffic and take routes that are inaccessible to larger four-wheeled vehicles.
With the electric scooter and motorcycle market booming in India, Gogoro and Zypp are set to take full advantage of Gogoro’s battery swapping as an effective tool to keep those EVs on the road instead of parked at a charging station. In the international market, Gogoro has partnered with over 10 OEMs including Yamaha and Suzuki Taiwan for its battery swapping modular technology for electric two-vehicles.
The company has partnered with Foxconn to localise battery technology in the country for their swapping network. However, it is also evaluating plans to expand this partnership to electric vehicle manufacturing. “We are teaming up our technology with Foxconn’s manufacturing investments to localise battery technology in India,” the CEO said.
According to Kaushik Burman, General Manager of India for Gogoro, the partnership with Zypp is a first step in validating and demonstrating Gogoro’s proven leadership in battery swapping while also learning from local businesses and riders. “Gogoro is a founding member of the Indian battery swapping association (IBSA) and we are collaborating with multiple industry partners and regulatory authorities to contribute to a better India. “Gogoro has been working to secure all of the relevant certifications for its batteries and battery swapping stations,” Burman added.
For starters, both companies will run a pilot programme across Gurugram, Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Bengaluru where Zypp will use Gogoro’s 2 Series e-scoot and also its renowned battery-swapping technology. In terms of styling the e-scoot looks properly modern and unmistakably electric. There are no sharp lines and creases like on traditional sporty scooters, but the smooth flowing lines do remind us of the Ola S1, especially from the side profile.
