'Game changer' e-moped batteries spread from Taiwan across Asia

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TAIPEI: Every day, Aiden Lee joins the hundreds of thousands of people getting around Taipei on two wheels. But when most of his fellow riders head to a petrol pump to refuel, he takes his e-motorbike to one of Taiwan\u0027s increasingly commonplace battery-swapping stations - tech its creators say could superc

About 21 per cent of all motorbikes are electric in Taiwan, where riders can access a growing network of battery-swapping stations Luke said that, through local partnerships, Gogoro was moving to expand into the world's largest motorbike markets: China, India and Indonesia - all countries with smog-choked cities.

Last year, India rolled out US$3.5 billion in incentives for the auto sector to boost production of electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, while Indonesia has offered tax perks for manufacturers, transport companies and consumers. Global sales of electric motorbikes, scooters and mopeds are estimated to have topped 25 million units in 2020, or 35 per cent of total sales of two-wheeled vehicles, according to BloombergNEF.

 

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