Hot swap-able battery services seems like such a good concept that would only work in countries where companies are willing to set a standard and collaborate. I would love to see this concept in the US.
Based on the method of battery swapping in video, the batteries would most likely be stolen if it's in US. With lawlessness in US, a lot of nice things won't work even if implemented.
I can already tell that this concept soon will fail when people learn to build things around it. imagine you understand the concept and build a battery pack for you solar panel at home using these batteries? and now you are not just using it for travel instead you are charging your battery in the station and use it to power your house. when these thing happens, people will soon steal these batteries and that is when the concept start to Fail. coz the company will end up losing money from stolen batteries or battery swapped with broken one.
This is perfect for Asian countries wer the dominant mode of transpo is a Honda supercub. Wouldnt really be too effective here except for cities with lots of bike and scooters being used already. Which isn't too many places
Hello, hi there! I am one of the first 50 global owners of a Gogoro. Welcome to Taiwan to experience this advanced and cool electric scooter and battery swapping system. For nearly nine years, I have ridden my Gogoro 1 all over Taiwan, checking in at battery swap stations, and have accumulated over 220,000 kilometers. I hope you have the opportunity to ride a Gogoro around Taiwan and complete a round-island journey.
@@pascalj4331 There are a few fellow riders who have surpassed my 220,000-kilometer mileage record, and they accumulated it in even less time. They are truly at a legendary level.
The E-up! is about as small a practical electric car as you are likely to find, and it's battery weights 230kg, which is more than my entire motorcycle. No way people are swapping electric car batteries my hand.
good choice for a vacation / work destination Taiwan is AMAZING in so many ways. (MTC 1990-1993 making Mandarin my second language), and we have done trips back in 2010, 2014 and 2018. The GOGO RO swap system is fantastic for Taipei. FOOD is amazing, Yamingshan is a GREAT Test. (rode that in the old days on my 125cc Sanyang classic motorcycle) have fun and eat some Beef Noodle Soup Nio ro Mian. If your mountain climb is there on the north side of Taipei there are 7 peaks of around 1100 meters (Taiwan's mountains reach 4000 meters on the tallest one further south) Still very impressive to up there at all on electric scoots. Great riding area, and mirrors are great on the switchbacks to see around the corners a bit for safety. Be sure to return to Taiwan there is far more to see around the island (really multiple islands, but even the main island)
I never thought id want a electric scooter but with swappable battery station that could even be set up at gas stations that changes the game on a hole new level
YEEEAHHHH! Taiwan is the coolest place on the other side of the Pacific (I'm in Oregon). Love working with my friends from there; some day I hope to visit!
Awesome video, I'm a fan of Gogoro and can't wait to see them progress with more success. I wish we had electric scooter only highways here in the states.
Taiwan looks like one incredible island! I’m sure that it has some problems like every other place in the world. It makes me very happy to see how you screen your free drawings so that your giveaways only go to those in the most need! Thank you so much Micah! It’s awesome to see you back home with your wife in Tel Aviv!
Scooter Only Highway! Wow! GOGORO is transforming commuting with their easy to use system of battery swap super stations! Excellent video and review of this company and Taiwan. Thank you Micah.
@@EbikeSchoolI had a Samsonite garment bag that I used for years and could pack everything in for a 2 week trip. It was great never having to check baggage, but flight attendents who offered to hang it for me changed their mind quickly when they realize how heavy it was. I actually pulled the metal hook straight when hanging it and had to make a more robust hook. Seams and zippers held though..
Oh my, your videos are dangerous to my financial situation, I already have a cargo e-bike and a cruiser type, but now I want a Gogoro scooter. I would love to see a system like this in the US, maybe even for cars with swappable batteries.
This trip looks like it was so much fun. Thanks for sharing it. This trip is now officially on my bucket list, haha. Those swappable battery electric scooters in a big city who's infrastructure is built with scooters in mind is incredible. So many cars that don't need to be driving where a scooter is all that is needed to get around.
Great vid, Taiwan is such a nice place to visit, very efficient public transport but lots of scooters. Would have been interesting to know how much distance between battery swaps and if the mountain ascent had any significant impact on the duration of charge - but gives me something to look up!
Interesting. The hot swap idea is cool, Like the 40v Ryobi tools . I am building an e powered Trikke with a Ryobi 40v battery for power. I am envious of your trip. It was awesome.
I have been to TW 3 times so far, and I loved it still. The Taiwanese are so friendly. U should put on your cowboy hat, the locals will be fascinated with it
This is a solid concept for both eco-friendly & economically viable mobility solutions. Should be implemented everywhere. The charging stations coul d be solar with a built-in controller to prevent overcharged batteries. This should further reduce energy consumption cost to nothing more than a small token (just to covering cost of station'sequipment & construction, property rental, etc) to the riders. The bike themselves should also have solar panels to power add on such as phone holders, Bluetooth headset, etc. Similar concept should be viable for electric cars, wheelchair too
Hey. Question, especially since you were just in Tel Aviv : Gogoro has deployed swap stations in Israel about a year ago, but I have not seen a single scooter on the road. Now, I see those stations being removed. Do you know what is happening with gogoro in IL?
Yes, in Tel Aviv, the swap stations were operated by the Paz gas station network. But after a year they pulled out so unfortunately there are only two swap stations in the city now (at Gogoro dealers). I see Gogoro scooters riding around all the time. I ride one and the other day me and another Gogoro were side by side at a red light.
They’re real quite and sneak up on you 😜 I’m not sure about paz, but I’m guessing they just didn’t see as much profits from battery swapping compared to selling oil, those manyakim
@@EbikeSchool I can't really agree with you on the Paz "accusation". They have a good and reliable charging network here, and are investing quite a lot in it.
So.. the user has to purchase the scooter first, then a monthly subscription to the battery swap service? What are the associated costs involved? Can a user recharge their scooters at home, is there an advantage to do so? The food looked amazing! You should do more trips like this.
Yea but you also save money by not buying the batteries (you only buy the scooter). The subscription varies on the level you choose. It starts as low as $7 month. Back home I own a Gogoro scooter and my subscription was around $35 month
Amazing trip, I enjoyed the clips showing us around the Taipei! I love the look of thoser Gogoro scooters, I wish they would come to the US (especially with that charging network). Do you have any specs on that Pulse scooter? Range? Top speed?
Hi bro.i want travel with my ebike using solar panel for charging my 48 v battery and i want learn how i calculate the power from solar to my battery ?
Yea they advertise it as “as fast as six seconds” but that’s if you’ve got pit stop team efficiency. In m experience it was more like 15-20 seconds. Still not bad!
Please get in contact with me I'm having a problem figuring out what type throttle to buy for the controller for my 1000 w 47 volt I just started building electric bikes from kits my controller and throttling bad I bought a correct controller but I do not know how to find the throttle to match the controller
There should be a way to add on a solar panel & rotary electric generator, on the 2 wheels, wired to a 2nd storage battery. Then on main battery low power level, there would be a computer chip to initiate/control the automatic transfer of the 2nd storage battery to the main battery. This way it'll be virtually self feeding continuous power for the electric bike. Moreover, the power from the solar panel & rotary generator can be used to power the headlamp or other small powered devices while on the move. To further save on cost, the battery charging stations should be solar powered. This way the riders would only need to pay a small token amount to offset the initial construction/running cost of the charging stations. Low cost solution suggestions.
I have been following Gogoro since I saw one at an auto show last year. Looks like Nimbus One uses the same battery, if it ever goes into production. I noticed that Gogoro has an office in Honolulu, but don't know what that means.
Future scooter companies can collaborate with gogoro so we can start to see a universal battery swapping system which may make EVs an actual viable option for super long distance travel
Maybe I missed it in the video. How much do they cost to swap, and how much do the scooters cost to buy. Also I'm curious how long it takes to charge those depleted batteries
Dude! You are royalty there. They treat you so well. This vlog was incredible and swap system across there is seemless. We all could learn so much. Keep on vloggin🍺
I'm an OApensioner from Wales in the UK. Love your videos, been watching them for ages. Do they sell Gogoro's latest scooter in UK as getting my leg over my Honda Rebel is getting high on impossible and whilst I'd love a touring Zero the pricing is still not justified? Keep keeping us informed.
I am more than curious about the Pulse, a few things I need to know, first off, will it come to the US? Second, can you charge at home and bring spare batteries to avoid using their battery stations and paid plans? And lastly, what is the final USD price on these things? I keep coming up with different totals, $3000 would be the sweet spot to make me save and pull the trigger, any higher and I'd just look into a Chrome Night
Hot swap-able battery services seems like such a good concept that would only work in countries where companies are willing to set a standard and collaborate. I would love to see this concept in the US.
Car and gas lobiests did not like that
Based on the method of battery swapping in video, the batteries would most likely be stolen if it's in US. With lawlessness in US, a lot of nice things won't work even if implemented.
Greed in corporate america will not make this concept work.
I can already tell that this concept soon will fail when people learn to build things around it.
imagine you understand the concept and build a battery pack for you solar panel at home using these batteries?
and now you are not just using it for travel instead you are charging your battery in the station and use it to power your house.
when these thing happens, people will soon steal these batteries and that is when the concept start to Fail.
coz the company will end up losing money from stolen batteries or battery swapped with broken one.
This is perfect for Asian countries wer the dominant mode of transpo is a Honda supercub. Wouldnt really be too effective here except for cities with lots of bike and scooters being used already. Which isn't too many places
Hello, hi there! I am one of the first 50 global owners of a Gogoro. Welcome to Taiwan to experience this advanced and cool electric scooter and battery swapping system. For nearly nine years, I have ridden my Gogoro 1 all over Taiwan, checking in at battery swap stations, and have accumulated over 220,000 kilometers. I hope you have the opportunity to ride a Gogoro around Taiwan and complete a round-island journey.
220,000 kilometers is more than most cars would do in 9 years.
@@pascalj4331 There are a few fellow riders who have surpassed my 220,000-kilometer mileage record, and they accumulated it in even less time. They are truly at a legendary level.
@@pascalj4331i wonder if thats because they don't get stuck in traffic as much as cars?
@@pascalj4331in the US that's only 137000 miles or so - that's not much for many commuters
So awesome to see this! Gogoro's system should be more wide spread!
that battery swap is very very very nice and practical
5:55 The hysterical laughter sells it ... I'd buy one.
Would love this to come to the UK. We so need this sort of swapping capability, whether in bikes or small cars.
it will be stolen instantly
@@baskorjuli2010 every country is not us
The E-up! is about as small a practical electric car as you are likely to find, and it's battery weights 230kg, which is more than my entire motorcycle.
No way people are swapping electric car batteries my hand.
In Taiwan you will need a licenses just like driving a car to ride it
That is some impressive scooter power. And I love the swappable battery tech. Looks like you had an interesting time in Taiwan.
Very cool video. Loved seeing the Taiwan trip and those Gogoros are so cool.
What a great opportunity! That was an awesome tour.
As the owner of a Gogoro 2 (MY 2017), it's amazing that Gogoro new scooter with TCS control on the sand riding.
Cool look into Taiwan
good choice for a vacation / work destination Taiwan is AMAZING in so many ways. (MTC 1990-1993 making Mandarin my second language), and we have done trips back in 2010, 2014 and 2018. The GOGO RO swap system is fantastic for Taipei. FOOD is amazing, Yamingshan is a GREAT Test. (rode that in the old days on my 125cc Sanyang classic motorcycle) have fun and eat some Beef Noodle Soup Nio ro Mian.
If your mountain climb is there on the north side of Taipei there are 7 peaks of around 1100 meters (Taiwan's mountains reach 4000 meters on the tallest one further south) Still very impressive to up there at all on electric scoots. Great riding area, and mirrors are great on the switchbacks to see around the corners a bit for safety. Be sure to return to Taiwan there is far more to see around the island (really multiple islands, but even the main island)
看起來那是一段快樂的時光
Never heard of this before or the battery swapping system. Props to them, we will see if in the future they can extend to more countries.
I never thought id want a electric scooter but with swappable battery station that could even be set up at gas stations that changes the game on a hole new level
YEEEAHHHH!
Taiwan is the coolest place on the other side of the Pacific (I'm in Oregon).
Love working with my friends from there; some day I hope to visit!
Awesome video, I'm a fan of Gogoro and can't wait to see them progress with more success. I wish we had electric scooter only highways here in the states.
Thanks for the video. I live in New Zealand and have just upgraded my ebike battery to 30AH.
I'm enjoying a visit to Taiwan vicariously with you!
Taiwan looks like one incredible island! I’m sure that it has some problems like every other place in the world.
It makes me very happy to see how you screen your free drawings so that your giveaways only go to those in the most need!
Thank you so much Micah! It’s awesome to see you back home with your wife in Tel Aviv!
It's biggest being China 😅
China
@@andyfumo8931 Taiwan is a much better country than China. I don't think China will ever make a move, too many negatives
It's not a country. No need to be political my friend.
@@mitchellbarnow1709 the Chinese 50 Cent Army are (fake) mad you called the country of Taiwan a country 🤭
This is such a great idea. Delivery riders would probably love these scooters, but I would love it, also, as a commuter vehicle.
Scooter Only Highway! Wow! GOGORO is transforming commuting with their easy to use system of battery swap super stations! Excellent video and review of this company and Taiwan. Thank you Micah.
Your travel double backpack is amazing. ❤
Yes I’ve used it since 2019 and it’s still in great condition. Best travel bag I’ve ever had
@@EbikeSchoolI had a Samsonite garment bag that I used for years and could pack everything in for a 2 week trip.
It was great never having to check baggage, but flight attendents who offered to hang it for me changed their mind quickly when they realize how heavy it was.
I actually pulled the metal hook straight when hanging it and had to make a more robust hook.
Seams and zippers held though..
@@EbikeSchool 帥氣的背包
Oh my, your videos are dangerous to my financial situation, I already have a cargo e-bike and a cruiser type, but now I want a Gogoro scooter. I would love to see a system like this in the US, maybe even for cars with swappable batteries.
Taiwan looks fun
Very underrated country
That was a fun video filled with so much content! I think more trip videos may be in your future! 😊
Scooter only highway! Awesome
Taiwan highway allows no two wheeled vehicle.
Even the physical speed limit for these beasts are maybe 120 or even above.
This trip looks like it was so much fun. Thanks for sharing it. This trip is now officially on my bucket list, haha. Those swappable battery electric scooters in a big city who's infrastructure is built with scooters in mind is incredible. So many cars that don't need to be driving where a scooter is all that is needed to get around.
For a country known for warm and kind people, the driving will surprise you. Kind of crazy and maddening
The maniacal laughter as you test out launch mode was addicting
Thanks for bringing me along
NY just started started test piloting 2 ebike swap stations. Not sure how well it'll work out since theres so many types of ebikes and batteries out.
Tell me more plz!
Great video, you should do more like that. You did a good job.
Great vid, Taiwan is such a nice place to visit, very efficient public transport but lots of scooters. Would have been interesting to know how much distance between battery swaps and if the mountain ascent had any significant impact on the duration of charge - but gives me something to look up!
I spent half the video thinking these were GoPro scooters and was like “wow they make scooters now.” Then I realized I was reading the name wrong 😂
wtf you made me realize this and im 14 mins in...
Sick !!!! Looks like a fun ride, hope you enjoyed the trip. That’s dedication!
We need to lobby the company to build a plant in the U.S!
😂 good luck
Thanks for the info, look like you had a lot of fun . Keep it coming 😊
Cant wait to see this concept in the us with ebikes. We need hot swap stations so we are not waiting for hrs at a time to charge
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this looks like lots of fun! and taiwan must have been one heck of an experience, oh and that airplane meal looked good,was that sweet-potato?
Nice, so when can we buy one in the US , ( specifically in CA ) ??
Taiwan 🇹🇼 is awesome. The nicest people you will ever find that is when they are not driving. Road rage is insane there.
It's more selfishness and ignorance than rage. Montréal is rageier imho
Yeah for a country known for kind people the driving is pretty surprising
Excellent. I would love to see more videos like this concept 👏
Cannot wait for this to come out in the UK. 😊
Great Video as always. Thanks for sharing.
Wow super awesome.
The sooner the better.
Interesting. The hot swap idea is cool, Like the 40v Ryobi tools . I am building an e powered Trikke with a Ryobi 40v battery for power. I am envious of your trip. It was awesome.
I wish to experience the fun you are going.thanks for the share.
WOW, what a scooter.
I had a fun watching this video thanks for the great video
Taiwan looks amazing, bet you had a great time......
Buying gogro stock after seeing this
This is the type of infrastructure we need here in the states. It would help someone like me keep my independence.
Love this!
I have been to TW 3 times so far, and I loved it still. The Taiwanese are so friendly.
U should put on your cowboy hat, the locals will be fascinated with it
Love the hot swap idea. Are they Lifepo4 batteries. Also your ebikeforgood is it a world wide giveaway. I live in sunny Australia.
Wow that’s amazing …the technology behind
This is a solid concept for both eco-friendly & economically viable mobility solutions. Should be implemented everywhere. The charging stations coul d be solar with a built-in controller to prevent overcharged batteries. This should further reduce energy consumption cost to nothing more than a small token (just to covering cost of station'sequipment & construction, property rental, etc) to the riders. The bike themselves should also have solar panels to power add on such as phone holders, Bluetooth headset, etc. Similar concept should be viable for electric cars, wheelchair too
Hey. Question, especially since you were just in Tel Aviv :
Gogoro has deployed swap stations in Israel about a year ago, but I have not seen a single scooter on the road.
Now, I see those stations being removed.
Do you know what is happening with gogoro in IL?
Yes, in Tel Aviv, the swap stations were operated by the Paz gas station network. But after a year they pulled out so unfortunately there are only two swap stations in the city now (at Gogoro dealers). I see Gogoro scooters riding around all the time. I ride one and the other day me and another Gogoro were side by side at a red light.
@@EbikeSchool interesting. I haven't seen even one all this time. I wonder what happened with the Paz partnership..
They’re real quite and sneak up on you 😜
I’m not sure about paz, but I’m guessing they just didn’t see as much profits from battery swapping compared to selling oil, those manyakim
@@EbikeSchool I finally saw some gogoro scooters for sale today. Guess they really do exist 😂
@@EbikeSchool I can't really agree with you on the Paz "accusation".
They have a good and reliable charging network here, and are investing quite a lot in it.
Amazing battery system. Do they work in any brand scooter in Taiwan?
Other companies can build their scooters to fit Gogoro batteries. You can seem some Yamaha and other brands scooters in the video
Cool scooters, thanks for the video
Can't wait for the next episode where you go to Taitwo.
So.. the user has to purchase the scooter first, then a monthly subscription to the battery swap service? What are the associated costs involved? Can a user recharge their scooters at home, is there an advantage to do so? The food looked amazing! You should do more trips like this.
Yes! Very good questions. Love to know the answers. I’m sure gas is not free…
Yea but you also save money by not buying the batteries (you only buy the scooter). The subscription varies on the level you choose. It starts as low as $7 month. Back home I own a Gogoro scooter and my subscription was around $35 month
@@EbikeSchoolyou have a Gogoro scooter in the US?
Your books sound great!
Amazing trip, I enjoyed the clips showing us around the Taipei! I love the look of thoser Gogoro scooters, I wish they would come to the US (especially with that charging network). Do you have any specs on that Pulse scooter? Range? Top speed?
Hi bro.i want travel with my ebike using solar panel for charging my 48 v battery and i want learn how i calculate the power from solar to my battery ?
The swappable batteries should be faster than getting gas?
With both hands free, it appeared one can swap both batteries in under twenty seconds.
So yeah, pretty quick.
Yea they advertise it as “as fast as six seconds” but that’s if you’ve got pit stop team efficiency. In m experience it was more like 15-20 seconds. Still not bad!
@@EbikeSchool 六秒，為內部系統作業時間。
Hope you had a great time.
I noticed on the battery swap stations, that most of the battery handles were vertical but some were horizontal. Any particular reason?
They can go in either direction, that’s basically an indication of which way is more comfortable for the person who swapped that battery last.
Why did you choose hebrew in the ticket machine? Does it give a discount?
Haha no it’s same price. I don’t know why, maybe the button was closer… I was in a hurry
כיף לצפות בסרטים. תמשיך להנות 🙂
I want this in my town!
Please get in contact with me I'm having a problem figuring out what type throttle to buy for the controller for my 1000 w 47 volt I just started building electric bikes from kits my controller and throttling bad I bought a correct controller but I do not know how to find the throttle to match the controller
Great review. Looled liked "an amazing experience."
The swap system looks great, Do you know if they have plans to come to the US?
Years back, another TW company Kymco collaborated with Harley Davidson to build e-bikes. Don’t know how that went.
Where can we buy that scooter
Bring on the Tetris of batteries. It's GENIUS to have universal batteries like a AA, but bigger.
At the battery swap station som of the battery handles were slide in with he handles horizontal. Why?
Just depends how they were put in by the last rider. Either way works
Please show more in depth on the factory if you can.
Did thy state the range on that new scooter is, I know that is a mood question when you can get a fully charged battery over there.
where do i buy one in the us?
Great scooter , battery swap idea more countries need this for economic reasons and of course a cleaner,greener home planet 🌍
There should be a way to add on a solar panel & rotary electric generator, on the 2 wheels, wired to a 2nd storage battery. Then on main battery low power level, there would be a computer chip to initiate/control the automatic transfer of the 2nd storage battery to the main battery. This way it'll be virtually self feeding continuous power for the electric bike. Moreover, the power from the solar panel & rotary generator can be used to power the headlamp or other small powered devices while on the move. To further save on cost, the battery charging stations should be solar powered. This way the riders would only need to pay a small token amount to offset the initial construction/running cost of the charging stations. Low cost solution suggestions.
How cool it is! Is the language on the monitor of tickets Venter the Hebrew?
I have been following Gogoro since I saw one at an auto show last year. Looks like Nimbus One uses the same battery, if it ever goes into production. I noticed that Gogoro has an office in Honolulu, but don't know what that means.
Do gogoro make a pedal bike with ok pedaling geometry too?
very interesting system been reading on the so1 scooter and so4 car use same batteries removable
Future scooter companies can collaborate with gogoro so we can start to see a universal battery swapping system which may make EVs an actual viable option for super long distance travel
遠距行車，非其初中。
Great video!
Very good content and cadence .
Maybe I missed it in the video. How much do they cost to swap, and how much do the scooters cost to buy. Also I'm curious how long it takes to charge those depleted batteries
what kind of batteries are those
Congrats Matthew, do we have to enter every time or is our entry always there for the next one?
nice bike cool charging system and the scooter high way.
Dude! You are royalty there. They treat you so well. This vlog was incredible and swap system across there is seemless. We all could learn so much. Keep on vloggin🍺
Great (travel) video. Yes Taiwan is awesome. Gogoro doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue I have to say lol
Awesome products though!
great video
I'm an OApensioner from Wales in the UK. Love your videos, been watching them for ages. Do they sell Gogoro's latest scooter in UK as getting my leg over my Honda Rebel is getting high on impossible and whilst I'd love a touring Zero the pricing is still not justified? Keep keeping us informed.
This is a great video.
I am more than curious about the Pulse, a few things I need to know, first off, will it come to the US? Second, can you charge at home and bring spare batteries to avoid using their battery stations and paid plans? And lastly, what is the final USD price on these things? I keep coming up with different totals, $3000 would be the sweet spot to make me save and pull the trigger, any higher and I'd just look into a Chrome Night
Silly question: do you save money if you live near a battery swap and can leave your batteries in the swap?
No it wouldt matter, you can’t leave batteries in the swapping station because you always have two of them (or one for the small scooters)
@@EbikeSchool 目前有單、雙、四電池車款。
How do you pay for the electricity? Is it like Tesla where it charges your card automatically?
It’s a monthly subscription based on how much you swap. I think it starts at $7 month but most people pay closer to $15/month, I think.