Taiwanese firms Foxconn and battery/electric vehicle developer Gogoro are partnering to scale up production for Gogoro battery swapping technologies and smart scooters.

Foxconn and Gogoro will begin collaborating on multiple projects including smart batteries, vehicle engineering and manufacturing. By integrating Foxconn’s manufacturing capabilities and quality management, Gogoro will focus on its own product design, technology development, marketing and branding, expanded distribution and customer service channels.

Foxconn has a global supply chain and component manufacturing capabilities, structural R&D capabilities and system integration services. According to Foxconn, these capabilities allow it to vertically consolidate services and provide services on smart platforms. 

“As the world embraces smart electric transportation in new ways, a key challenge is how to introduce these new innovative options to people in every corner of the world. The Foxconn -Gogoro partnership was established to meet this demand,” said Young Liu, Chairman of Foxconn. “This partnership brings together Gogoro’s global leadership in urban battery swapping and smart vehicle technologies with Foxconn’s extensive global manufacturing capabilities to enable mass distribution of Gogoro’s smart battery swapping ecosystem and vehicles.”

“As the Gogoro ecosystem continues establishing itself as the industry leader in battery swapping and urban refuelling, our ability to rapidly scale our manufacturing to meet global demands is vital,” said Horace Luke, founder and CEO, Gogoro Inc. “Foxconn’s global manufacturing leadership, focus on new innovative technologies and commitment to sustainable electric transportation made it the perfect fit for Gogoro. Together, our companies will be on the forefront of rolling out smart mobility solutions in cities around the world.”

Foxconn is focusing on investments in electric vehicles, digital health, and robotics industries as well artificial intelligence, semiconductors and next-generation communication technologies. With this announcement, Foxconn is expanding beyond four wheels to include Gogoro’s two-wheel Smartscooter vehicles as well as its battery swapping technologies. In the electric cars industry, Foxconn is assertively promoting the MIH Alliance by teaming up over 1,600 software and hardware partners. 

Gogoro develops compact electric propulsion, smart battery design, battery swapping, and advanced cloud services that employ artificial intelligence to manage battery availability and safety. The Gogoro Network has nearly 400,000 riders and 2,100 battery swapping stations, hosting 270,000 daily battery swaps with nearly 200 million total battery swaps to date. In 2015 Gogoro launched Smartscooter as a smart electric two-wheel vehicle. The company claims it is the first such smart electric two-wheel vehicle in the world.