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Taiwan soon to have more Gogoro electric scooter battery swap stations than gas stations

January 12, 2022
Electric scooter manufacturer Gogoro is famous for its battery-swapping network of GoStations that extensively covers its native Taiwan. The system has become so popular that it will soon eclipse the number of gas stations on the island nation. Gogoro’s battery swap stations look something like a bright green and white vending machine. Users of Gogoro’s batteries (which include scooters of…
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Quick Charge Podcast: January 11, 2022

January 12, 2022
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Here’s how Ride1Up developed its fast and affordable ‘Cafe Cruiser’ 2-passenger e-bike

January 11, 2022
Last month, San Diego-based electric bicycle company Ride1Up unveiled its Cafe Cruiser electric bicycle. While many new electric bicycle models these days feature similar mashups of common features, the new Class 3 e-bike offered a retro-inspired design and seating for two passengers in a form factor we rarely see. It also marked a stark departure for the commuter-oriented electric bicycle company…
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City cancels order of 50 hydrogen buses after realizing electric buses make so much more sense

January 11, 2022
The City of Montpellier confirmed that it canceled an order for 50 hydrogen fuel cell buses after realizing that it would be cheaper and more efficient to order battery-electric buses instead. Hydrogen fuel cell passenger cars are pretty much dead already. Virtually every vehicle program from the Toyota Mirai to the Hyundai NEXO Fuel Cell has failed to get any traction as battery-electric vehicles…
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