Gogoro Plans To Start Battery Swapping Centres in Mumbai, Pune In 2024

Gogoro also launched its India-made electric scooter0-GX250.

Taiwan-based Battery Swapping Station (BSS) company Gogoro plans to expand in India. The firm, which already has battery swapping stations in New Delhi and Goa, now plans to establish new centers in Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra. 

As per a media statement by the firm, it is likely to complete the setting up of its new battery-swapping stations in these two cities in Maharashtra by the middle of 2024. The announcement from the firm came to the fore during the launch of their first India-made electric scooter-Gogoro CrossOver GX250. 

Horace Luke, the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) during the launch of the electric scooter said that the Taiwanese firm did not have plans to open up battery swapping stations across the country but wanted to confine itself to certain popular pockets of the country. 

Yesterday, the firm announced the immediate availability of its battery-swapping ecosystem and Smartscooters in India. “We are at the cusp of a dramatic change in the global urban transportation landscape, and with its more than 250 million mopeds and motorcycles, India is well positioned to lead the shift to sustainable consumer and B2B transportation,” said Luke.

“The Gogoro CrossOver series embodies everything our brand has come to stand for and the new made-in-India CrossOver GX250 is optimized for riders in India with more seating space, greater storage and better ground clearance,” he added. 

The CrossOver series is built on a redesigned all-terrain frame that enables increased rigidity and comfort while offering a variety of storage, riding and customization capabilities. The CrossOver will be available in India in three models, the CrossOver GX250, CrossOver 50, and CrossOver S. The CrossOver GX250 is immediately available today, with the CrossOver 50 and CrossOver S shipping later in 2024.

CrossOver GX250

Manufactured in Maharashtra, India, the CrossOver GX250 is Gogoro’s first India-made Smartscooter. The CrossOver GX250 captures Gogoro’s new CrossOver Smartscooters while integrating India-specific features that Gogoro pilot riders in India requested.

New All-Terrain Chassis

Optimized for various road conditions, the CrossOver GX250 adopts a newly developed all-terrain frame that provides increased rigidity for improved strength and stability. The new frame also provides 176mm of ground clearance, the highest in Gogoro’s current vehicle lineup.

Performance and Easy Control

CrossOver GX250 utilizes a 2.5 kW Direct Drive with a top speed of 60+kph and a certified range of 111km. The CrossOver GX250’s new frame design greatly increases the durability of the suspension system and accommodates larger loads while emphasizing comfort and stability.

Flexible Cargo Capacity

Designed to adapt to various riding scenarios, the CrossOver GX250 provides passenger riding space as well as ample storage options with a new mounting point expansion system that includes 26 locking points. With the ability to leverage four cargo areas, including a platform design headlight, foot, seat, and rear cargo space, the CrossOver GX250 can easily accommodate most storage needs. To carry more, the rear seat can be flipped up or removed to add cargo storage as needed. 

In August, India’s International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) certified the CrossOver GX250 for India. In November, Gogoro became the first foreign two-wheel OEM to be recognized by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) entitled the CrossOver GX250 for its EV financing programs.

“Gogoro was uniquely created to introduce a mass market shift to sustainable energy in densely populated cities by establishing an intelligent battery-swapping ecosystem for vehicle refueling that is safe, scalable, and open. There has been significant demand in India for Gogoro battery swapping, Smartscooters and technologies and we are excited to launch commercially with various partners,” said Luke. “

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 a city.