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Leading EV Scooter And Swappable Battery Company Gogoro About To List On NASDAQ
Focused in Asia, the electric vehicle-based company has cornered a significant market share
Although EV investors seem to often be focused on companies that produce luxury electric vehicles there are plenty of other aspects of the sector to back. A great example of this is Gogoro, a globally leading provider of swappable EV batteries and high-speed electric scooters, which is poised to be listed on the NASDAQ.
Founded in 2011 by Horace Luke, Gogoro strives to globally provide sustainable transportation and energy. Luke was previously employed by HTC, Nike and Microsoft; the latter for which he was the leader for product ideation and brand development for Xbox.
Gogoro is known best for a line of electric smart scooters, which are heavily used in larger cities due to their convenience, small size and green footprint. The Gogoro scooters employ impressive technology, which includes smart batteries and security features like Face-ID and digital-encrypted key cards that they claim make their bikes “unstealable.” Additionally, they have increasingly released “Swap & Go” battery swapping stations, which allow riders to log in at a swapping station and exchange their spent battery for a freshly charged unit…