Gallery: The Electric Scooter Scheme That Could Finally Make Battery-Swapping Work

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    Gogoro Front Left Quarter View

    The Smartscooter is the first product from Gogoro, which plans to reinvent how we move around cities.
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    The plan is to install stations around cities where customers can buy the scooter.
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    Gogoro Batteries1

    When your battery is spent, take it out, return it to the station, and take a new one.
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    Gogoro Smartscooter Dashboard Tilt View

    The Smartscooter itself is a series of nice design choices, including the customizable LED screen.
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    Part of the plan is to communicate all kinds of info about the ride and battery state to the user...
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    ...And to make the battery swapping process as easy and seamless as possible.
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