For many, thats where EVs should be or could be headed at some point.
Gogoro
The Two-Wheeled Solution Thats Growing
In 2015, Taiwan company Gogoro launched its first scooter.
But more importantly, it launched its Gogoro Energy web link.
Gogoro
Each station contained batteries that could be swapped into a scooter.
The company had done away with range and charging anxiety.
Plus, the business model meant that for the life of the vehicle, Gogoro would earn money.
Gogoro
It would be like Ford selling a car that ran on Ford-branded gasoline.
It also works because the batteries can be carried and inserted by a person.
Theres no special machine.
Just a large receptacle with batteries in them.
At that point, youre just spending 20-30min replacing individual batteries like the owner of a giant toy.
Unfortunately, the United States doesnt have the scooter and motorcycle volume needed for Gogoro to launch here.
Were a four-wheeled first country which brings us to how this situation plays out with full-sized EVs.
Boom, the car is back on the road.
But Nio doesnt sell cars in the US.
At least not yet.
Enter Bay Area startupAmple.
The average person doesnt spend all day in their vehicle driving around.
Thats where Ample comes in.
Instead of nearly an hour of idle time, the battery can be swapped in about 10 minutes.
Its a structure that can be bolted into the ground in any parking lot.
It essentially takes up about two-three parking spaces.
Once deployed, a companion app takes care of everything while the driver waits in the car.
For many apartment dwellers, thats just not possible.
But sometimes, thats not the case.
That growth might lead to a moment where those specially built vehicles will be offered to the public.
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