Gogoro to set up battery swapping stations across 21,000 HPCL petrol pumps: Details

Gogoro Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) to set up EV battery-swapping stations at HPCL’s 21,000 retail gas outlets across India in the coming years. The company announced that the two are partnering to develop a broad battery swapping infrastructure for electric two-wheelers – a category that has amassed a lot of popularity in recent years.
“India is in the early stages of a massive electric transformation of its urban two-wheel transportation system, and it is increasingly evident that battery swapping is a critical component to broad adoption, so building out the swapping infrastructure is crucial.There is nowhere on earth that needs smart electric transportation more than India, and Gogoro is joining together with the Indian business community and national and local governments to deploy a battery swapping and electric vehicle ecosystem that is open, accessible and scalable,” said Horace Luke, founder, and CEO of Gogoro.

Instead of a fixed battery seen on regular electric scooters that need to be plugged in to recharge, Gogoro offers a much-easier battery-swapping at its dedicated ‘GoStations’. Discharged batteries can be replaced with fully-charged batteries instantly. This could be extremely beneficial to help preserve time. Similar battery-replacing stations are expected to be set up at HPCL fuel stations.
“HPCL and Gogoro are partnering to develop a broad battery swapping infrastructure for two-wheel vehicles that will both grow and sustain a leading electric vehicle ecosystem in India that is safe, clean and readily available across India’s cities,” said Amit Garg, Director of Marketing at HPCL. “Gogoro has demonstrated its global leadership in battery swapping and electric two-wheel innovation and with nearly 500 million battery swaps to date has developed a platform we can embrace and emulate.”