Taipei, Taiwan | September 11, 2018
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan, President: Yoshihiro Hidaka) and Gogoro Inc. (Headquarters: Taoyuan City, Taiwan, Founder and CEO: Horace Luke) announced today that they have begun a study towards collaboration in the electric vehicle (EV) business in the Taiwan market.
New York City | September 28, 2017
Sumitomo Corporation, a leading Fortune 500 global trading and business investment company based in Japan, and Gogoro®, a technology leader transforming how innovation is bridging sustainable energy and urban transportation, today announced a joint partnership and introduced a new Smartscooter sharing service that will launch this year in Japan called GoShare™.
New York City | September 19, 2017
New global investors include Temasek, Generation Investment Management, Sumitomo Corporation and the French energy giant, ENGIE
Taipei, Taiwan | May 25, 2017
With the Gogoro 2 Series, Gogoro has extended the family of Smartscooters that deliver high-performance, smart connectivity and battery-swapping at a variety of price points that will be attractive to a broad audience The Gogoro 2 Series will be available this summer in Taiwan and in other markets by the end of 2017.
Paris | May 18, 2017
Gogoro®, a technology leader transforming how innovation is bridging sustainable energy and urban transportation, today announced its Smartscooter™ will be part of the COUP expansion in Paris which will be launched this summer with 600 Smartscooters™
TAIPEI and LONDON | October 26, 2016
Gogoro®, a technology leader transforming how innovation is bridging sustainable energy and urban transportation, announced today it had been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Beazley Designs of the Year awards. The exhibition will inform part of the opening program in the Design Museum’s spectacular new home of Kensington, London.
Berlin, Germany | Aug 3, 2016
Gogoro®, a technology leader transforming how innovation is bridging sustainable energy and urban transportation, today announced it was partnering with the new Bosch subsidiary, Coup, a smart e-scooter sharing service launching in Berlin today using the award-winning Gogoro Smartscooter™.
Taipei, Taiwan | Jun 30, 2016
Gogoro and Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the global independent safety science company today announced that the Gogoro industry-leading battery has become the world’s first to receive the new UL 2271 certification. UL 2271 is the world’s first set of safety standards for electric vehicle batteries and is currently the most complete and trusted safety standards internationally. Gogoro is the world’s first company to receive battery certifications from UL, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and the Chinese National Standard (CNS).
Taipei, Taiwan | Jun 16, 2016
Based on its recent analysis of the electric scooter (eScooter) market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Gogoro with the 2016 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation.
Taipei, Taiwan | April 14, 2016
Gogoro, an innovative technology company transforming how energy is distributed and managed in megacities, today announced it had extended its leadership in the Taiwan E-scooter market for Q1 2016 with its sales nearly tripling that of all its competitors combined. Gogoro’s E-scooter marketshare in Taipei and New Taipei City was more than 92%.
LAS VEGAS, USA | JANUARY 5, 2016
Gogoro, a technology company transforming how energy is distributed and managed in cities, today announced the introduction of the Gogoro GoChargerTM and Gogoro OPEN Initiative, creating a more scalable and readily available solution for customers outside of Gogoro’s planned megacity rollout.
PARIS, FRANCE | DECEMBER 3, 2015
Gogoro, a technology company transforming how energy is distributed and managed in megacities, today announced co-founder and CEO Horace Luke would be speaking at the Sustainable Innovation Forum at COP21 in Paris on Tuesday, December 8th. Luke will be highlighting Gogoro’s successful deployment in Greater Taipei this year and how the collaboration between the public and private sector were key in making it a reality. Gogoro will also be exhibiting its battery-swapping stations and the Gogoro Smartscooter at the Sustainable Innovation Forum and Solutions COP21 exhibition.
MILAN, ITALY | NOVEMBER 17, 2015
Gogoro, a technology company transforming how energy is distributed and managed in megacities, today announced it would launch its Gogoro® Smartscooter™ EV and Gogoro Energy Network in Europe in 2016. The European rollout follows Gogoro’s successful commercial rollout in Taipei this past summer. The announcement was made at the international motorcycle and scooter show in Milan Italy, Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo e Motociclo e Accessori (EICMA).
TAIPEI, TAIWAN | NOVEMBER 13, 2015
Gogoro, an innovative technology company transforming how energy is distributed and managed in megacities, today announced it had closed its Series B equity financing round with more than $130 million that was led by Ruentex Group Chairman Dr. Samuel Yin and includes new investments from Panasonic Corporation, the National Development Fund of Taiwan and others. Panasonic, one of the leading companies in battery innovation and a supplier of Gogoro battery cells, is the first strategic investor in Gogoro. Gogoro has raised more than $180 million in total equity funding since it was founded in 2011.
TAIPEI, TAIWAN | MARCH 30, 2015
Gogoro, an innovative technology company transforming how energy is distributed and managed in megacities, today announced Taipei City and New Taipei City Taiwan as the pilot market for the Gogoro Smartscooter™ electric vehicle and Gogoro Energy Network, set to be available this summer. Gogoro also announced the opening of the Gogoro Experience Center, a flagship store in Taipei's prime shopping district, designed to promote hands-on interaction with the Smartscooter™ EV.
LAS VEGAS | JANUARY 5, 2015
Gogoro, a company transforming how energy is distributed and managed in global cities, today unveiled the world’s first high-performance, emissions-free two-wheeled electric vehicle, the Gogoro Smartscooter™. The company also announced the Gogoro Energy Network, a battery swapping infrastructure that will enable a more efficient, cleaner and flexible energy future.
SAN FRANCISCO | October 30, 2014
Gogoro, a new company utilizing the power of mobile connectivity and data analytics to transform energy distribution and management in the world’s cities, today announced its brand, leadership team and investment funding. The company also revealed initial details of its strategy to enable smart cities.