Gogoro Brings The EV Battery Swapping Mojo To LATAM
Four wheels good, two wheels better: The fast-growing EV battery swapping company Gogoro is scooting into Latin America.
Four wheels good, two wheels better: The fast-growing EV battery swapping company Gogoro is scooting into Latin America.
We love covering electric vehicle sales and new electric vehicle models, but something we get to cover much less is how much oil is not being burned due to all of these new electric vehicles. “Global oil demand for road transport is expected to reach roughly 42.3 million barrels a … [continued]
Hiboy has announced its high-performance electric scooter, Hiboy Max Pro, to enhance the rider’s experience with full safety and security.
Sometimes, it’s tough to remember that the rural American perspective I grew up with isn’t the way things work all over the place. Here, cars and trucks rule the transportation world. Bikes are for fun, and not really for commuting. Buses? What buses? While motorcycles and larger scooters could be … [continued]
What’s it like to go from a Ducati to an electric moped? Can you use a scooter to get to work? I asked Ben Silver of Benzina Zero in Australia for some customer reactions to his product offering. He put me in touch with John, Vera, and Stuart. Here are … [continued]
Benzina Zero is expanding so rapidly that it has outgrown its previous quarters. I met with Ben Silver — self named “chief plugger inner” — at Benzina Zero’s new warehouse and head office in Virginia, north of Brisbane. We spoke of growth and vision. His phone rang repeatedly. Life seems … [continued]
In June 2022, just before the second round of Colombia’s national elections, former President Ivan Duque announced that the de-facto subsidy for gasoline* would be gradually dropped. The decision, thankfully, was approved by the new administration of President Gustavo Petro, and the cost of gasoline started to increase monthly. The … [continued]
Out of the 125 million motorcycles in use in Indonesia as at the end of 2022, only 32,000 are electric, according to Statista. The Indonesian government intends to change that with a US$455 million subsidy to encourage the manufacture of 800,000 new electric two-wheelers and the conversion of 200,000 petrol-powered … [continued]
With the stability of three wheels and the lean-in thrill of a conventional moped, X-OTO offers the electric Vespa crowd something truly new.
According to a recent report from Rethink Energy, post-Covid pandemic electric 2-wheeler sales are recovering globally. Since 2021, there has been marginal growth in the sector, with a move towards electrification. However, they expect that by 2027, over 100 million electric 2-wheelers will be on the roads globally. At the … [continued]