Swappable electric batteries could recharge Smartscooter in 6 seconds

Gogoro have launched the first Smartscooter which is powered by swappable electric batteries.

United States14 Jan 2015
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Navigating our megacities in the modern day is an unpredictable combination of high speed rushes and mind-numbing traffic jams. Petrol prices climb skyward and it becomes ever clearer how unsustainable our non-renewable energy consumption is. The fleet of electric vehicles on the roads is growing worldwide at an encouraging rate but the inefficiency of existing charging infrastructure has undoubtedly been a deterrent for many potential consumers. We recently wrote about Ubitricity's mobile charging device — which can diminish the problem of recharge time by allowing drivers to take power from retrofit lamppost anywhere, anytime. Now, Gogoro offer up another solution…

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