Gogoro and Zypp Electric to run e2W battery swapping pilot for last-mile deliveries

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Battery swapping solutions provider Gogoro Inc. has announced a B2B initiative and partnership with Zypp Electric, India’s EV-as-a-Service platform. The companies will launch a Battery Swapping B2B Pilot in Delhi in December 2022 to electrify last-mile delivery fleets through Gogoro Network.

“With more than 350 million battery swaps to date, Gogoro is introducing its battery swapping platform in India to establish a new generation of electric two-wheel transportation,” said Horace Luke, founder and chief executive officer of Gogoro. 

Gogoro expects to work with multiple fleet operators to support last-mile fulfilment, e-commerce, & hyper-local deliveries. Gogoro is also a founding member of the Indian Battery Swapping Association (IBSA).

Akash Gupta, CEO and co-founder of Zypp Electric, said, “We are super excited to partner with Gogoro, a like-minded global EV player stepping into the Indian market and decarbonizing Indian last-mile deliveries with Gogoro’s battery swapping platform that is proven at scale to be safe, easy for riders to use, easy to deploy in cities and open to all businesses.” 

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