EXCLUSIVE: Testing Gogoro’s E-Scooter and Battery Swapping Stations! | PowerDrift

In this PowerDrift exclusive, we get hands-on with Gogoro’s battery-swapping technology and its Smartscooter. Currently only being used for B2B purposes, Gogoro plans to hit the consumer market within the next two years, and their USP? 6 seconds from a discharged battery to a fully charged one. Hop on the saddle with Karan as he tries it out in the real world
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[@keurikeuri7851]

Forgot to mention the security features like when the scooter is stolen. After the stolen scooter is reported and the thief uses the swapping station, the swapping station will detect the battery of the stolen scooter and will automatically disable the scooter. Not sure how but probably the station will not release a new pair of batteries for the stolen scooter.

[@ashleydsilva9284]

We really need standardized charging ports and swappable batteries

[@carswithkaran]

i agree

[@creativehouse6663]

What else do you need, donate your home for charity ? BC Swappable

[@powerdriftofficial]

Absolutely!

[@cuckoonut1208]

@@creativehouse6663 Wife swappable.

[@the_winged_helm]

Genuinely something interesting in a long while.

[@carswithkaran]

yes for sure!

[@powerdriftofficial]

Oh yes! Its been around for a while though.

[@sunil198925]

A decent well put out first look and review by PD in a long time.

[@carswithkaran]

Thank you sunil!

[@powerdriftofficial]

We appreciate this comment :D

[@VeereshVishwakarma600gt]

Damn! This scooter looks neat and premium

[@Akhileshpa]

Need this for consumers as well, instead of just business.

[@rajatverma360]

charging customers on energy consumption is actually good

[@carswithkaran]

yeah its a smart move

[@powerdriftofficial]

We agree

[@vazthegreat]

Cool tech!

[@carswithkaran]

sure is!

[@powerdriftofficial]

For sure.

[@sush2142]

This seems promising given companies experience

[@carswithkaran]

yup i agree

[@powerdriftofficial]

For now, yes! Karan was going gaga over it.

[@skarrin6207]

Would have looked better if they had used a bit more green

[@carswithkaran]

😂😂😂

[@powerdriftofficial]

Ouch!

[@psocretes8183]

That's a great idea. It will have to be priced low so delivery drivers can earn a living. I like the idea that the scooter platform is being used by multiple companies so that further reduces production costs.

[@dhruvshetty.95]

I've watching Yulu closely, and they've started renting spaces in Delhi for battery swapping centres. This is definitely the future. I think we'll have cloud swapping centres catering to multiple brands, just like cloud kitchens. Some for the smaller batteries, and then some centres for the bigger batteries.

[@carswithkaran]

even better would be standardised batteries!

[@powerdriftofficial]

That should be nice.

[@ritwikbhatt]

Very interesting concept. Nice work Karan!

[@carswithkaran]

thank you mr bhatt

[@powerdriftofficial]

Ayee!

[@12villages]

This has the potential to beat ola hands down

[@aggelospapadopoulos8456]

We can charge batteries in our home or it is necessary to charge in this base

[@umeshyadavoffical]

10 kg is not that heavy

[@waterfire9667]

All electric scooters should have like this

[@powerdriftofficial]

Its very promising we must say.

[@icemanb5065]

😊 great solution. How many km per charge?

[@psocretes8183]

He said about 100

[@AshranBaig]

In Taiwan the battery swap is free

[@JayYang0327]

Not free at all…

[@AshranBaig]

@@JayYang0327 maybe not now, but it was free for lifetime back in 2019

[@raghav_c]

Very informative video. But isn't the expected delivery date around November 2023? How come you say it'll take 2-3 years?

[@carswithkaran]

spoke to the company, their timeline is 2 years - could change depending on market conditions but i’m guessing 2 years will be needed to get the minimum number of swap stations in place

[@powerdriftofficial]

We hope you have you answer!

[@raghav_c]

@@powerdriftofficial i appreciate your reply to my query. Thank you

[@oomavik]

swap network bohut costly hota hai,,, ye taiwan nahi, pura india ko swap network suport de ne pe gogogo ho jayega.

[@parthsaptarshi8403]

Really a nice product

[@carswithkaran]

yup it is

[@powerdriftofficial]

We agree.

[@SwatejK]

There's space for 2 more batteries maybe then the range would double.

[@carswithkaran]

do you need 200km of range on a scooter though?

[@powerdriftofficial]

Sure. But that also means more weight.

[@ami.7]

i hope this concept really workout. very realistic approach.. just like how bounce infinity is doing the same in bengaluru.

[@carswithkaran]

yeah but i feel the issue with bounce is going to be scalability and i really hope gogoro doesn’t have that issue

[@powerdriftofficial]

The swap system if done right can work really well.

[@kulshreshtha18]

Gogoro is not a plug in vehicle. Only way to charge it vie doing swap. It is going to make you under their control totally. And i don't like concept of lock-in eco system

[@Mew-ip3iy]

Other manufacturers can choose to use Gogoro battery swap standard just like how major automakers in the US have announced that they will support Tesla plug

[@carswithkaran]

and the charge-type e-scooters all have their proprietary port so you’re locked in one way or the other

[@ramk2443]

That's a major deal breaker tbh

[@kulshreshtha18]

@@carswithkaran just look at their plans in Taiwan then only you can understand how bad lock-in can be. They will control how many kilometres you can ride. And electricity prices are also on them to decide what they going to charge. Atleast with plug-in i can charge in my home on my unit charge.

[@carswithkaran]

@@kulshreshtha18i’m okay with them not charging me @ unit cost because i’m not having to deal with the charging. Time is money and this is saving me a lot of time

[@sush2142]

I like how it looks like. Much better than other EVs

[@powerdriftofficial]

But this is a direct import. We hope the experience is the same with an Indian localised product.

[@vikramkumarp]

I can pay 100 rs per day.. if it is available in Bangalore

[@gautamboro6979]

Plz bring this to ASsam Tezpur this service

[@shubhaydongare1005]

Does the flap go up of the battery swap station or inside when you put in new batteries?

[@carswithkaran]

didn’t understand the question

[@powerdriftofficial]

Which flap?

[@mohammedismail6889]

U R no. 1❤❤

[@powerdriftofficial]

You mean Karan? :P

[@VeNkATesHDXTS]

What if the swap station has all the battery slots full ? Does it give two battery first and then allow you to put in the empty batteries ?

[@carswithkaran]

it can never be full, there’s always two empty slots. you put in two batteries in those slots and two charged ones come out, the cycle continues

[@powerdriftofficial]

There you go!

[@andrew_claus]

But this is India right ? We have even mugs in toilet chained in the trains LMAO How are they going to protect the batteries from Indian public ?

[@carswithkaran]

the batteries are locked in so you can’t pull em out with force the screen on the station, sure that can be broken i’d rather they make the infrastructure convenient for the 90% of good people rather than make it idiot proof and cumbersome because of the other 10

[@powerdriftofficial]

The system is secure for now. But the chances of something going wrong are always there.

[@chandraprakash2658]

location of this swap station ?

[@mba2ceo]

would work with 6KM grid ?

[@nishanknish5775]

Can you let me know the exact location of Gogoro swapping station in Gurgaon?

[@vidiyal748]

Vivekanandar Street, gurgaon main road, gurgaon.

[@nishanknish5775]

@@vidiyal748 thnx

[@nishanknish5775]

@@vidiyal748 i searched for vivekanand street in Gurgaon i didn't find anything related to it. Can you let me know which sector exactly it is located nearby place or any landmark

[@vivekanandan5093]

For India, just swapping would not be the ideal game.... India is so wide and large , it's impossible for any scale of company to implement swapping that would be useful for everyone. Ideal approach would be swap+charge.

[@user-gd6rp5cqp]

Battery swapping stations for electric cars would be ideal.

[@randomnobodyplaythrough7770]

NIO cars.

[@qriousitybug]

That'd have to be completely automated. I don't think the unit economics would work in such a scenario.

[@Lilian040210]

Ye you ain't lifting that mf

[@JONSABMOTO]

It should be automated with the help of a machine since it's very heavy.@@Lilian040210

[@Balunliinfi]

you can't charge it at home?

[@landcruiser6652]

YOU DON'T HAVE TO. SWAP & GO IS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO RIDE E-BIKE

[@JayYang0327]

Charging is pretty much pointless if you live near a swap station.

[@mikeenrike]

this is a bummer. I just watched a taiwan resident's youtube video about empty swap&go stations because of a weekend event or holiday when unfortunately a lot of gogoro owners have to swap at the same time. This could be a problem if there are so many gogoro owners in your area.

[@MeowBlep]

You can, just need to buy the charger.

[@Ram_9292]

@@JayYang0327what is the cost for swapping

[@grishmann1man441]

There have been many concepts of self charging which were shelved by general motors in the nineties right up to early 2000..its a question of profit..we have the tech for self charging while driving..

[@holmiumh]

What do you mean by "self charging"? Solar power?

[@mohammednishad4055]

💌

[@pavo4461]

How tall is he?

[@12villages]

400 gram

[@andrew_claus]

30 seconds ? Skill issue man :D

[@carswithkaran]

haha i didn’t want to hurry to make the swap seem faster than normal, did it at a pace an uninterested person would do

[@andrew_claus]

@@carswithkaran Yea I understand. 😂 I was being sarcastic, just to be clear 😂

[@carswithkaran]

@@andrew_claus 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@powerdriftofficial]

Someone get us popcorn.

[@GORIDER0303]

आईएम जोमैटो राइडर मैने गोला लिया है आधा टाइम तो चार्जिन में चले जाता है.... गोला के चार्गिन चालू ही नहीं रहते.... 100000 स्कूटर में 1 चार्जिंग स्टेशन है...... @गोला मैनेजमेंट टीम सुधर जाओ... नहीं तो आगे चलकर @गोगोरो की बादसत होगी इंडिया में भी...सर्विस पर ज्यादा ध्यान दो सेल्स सर्विस सेल्स सर्विस पर कम .... यूरोप में चलाकर 180 रेंज मिला इनको.....100 देती गोला... क्वालिटी तो थर्ड क्लास छोटे से गड्ढे में भी इतनी आवाज करती है

[@himanshudhariwal4046]

These batteries will be gone before you know 🥷

[@carswithkaran]

They’re supposed to be tamper proof, they’re locked in by the system - i tried my best to remove it and it didn’t budge

[@abhishekpardhi]

​@@carswithkaranwhat's the range of a single battery?

[@powerdriftofficial]

Hahahah. We don't think its possible today until it is :P

[@cuckoonut1208]

I agree, when it comes to doing no good. Indians can get very creative.

[@Arpitgoodlife]

Swapping station is not practical for huge customer base in India.. What will happen when all charges batyeries r exchanged and ppl will still b stNing for charhed batteries

[@cuckoonut1208]

That is why they need years for trials.

[@aosenbalongchar8076]

Simple! get higher density of swapping stations with more no of batteries per station. Sometimes the problem is not as complicated as you make it to be.

[@palashchoudhury5565]

Dear Gogoro Can u make a 4 Door Micro Car using 4 Battery & BLDC motor And a Lite Scooter wit 9" Wheel using 1 Battery & 400w BLDC motor * Increase the Size of Battery for India

[@carswithkaran]

very specific requirements there, do elaborate

[@palashchoudhury5565]

If u make the Battery Bigger then U can also use in Car

[@powerdriftofficial]

Go on....

[@palashchoudhury5565]

ThankQ

[@sivaprasadvu5804]

😂😂😂

[@powerdriftofficial]

Humour us too?

[@aritrabanerjee4242]

Petrol he thik h vai😅

[@powerdriftofficial]

Chalo acha hay ji

[@Arpitgoodlife]

Taiwan is a small population country.. india is the world populated country. It's impractical to hv battery swapping logistics for huge population

[@landcruiser6652]

YOU'RE WRONG. TAIWAN IS AMONG TOP 10 population density WORLDWIDE.

[@landcruiser6652]

PLEASE CHECK WIKIPEDIA