ELECTRONIC scooters with swappable batteries will become available for public use by the end of this year under an Ayala Corp. push to promote sustainable transport solutions. The Globe Group's 917Ventures, Ayala, and Gogoro Inc. unveiled a battery-swapping station at The Globe Tower on Monday and officials said that 70 employees would be the first to try out Taiwan-based Gogoro's battery-swapping technology. "This year, Filipinos will have access to these electric two-wheelers and Gogoro's convenient and cost-efficient battery-swapping technology, another first in the Philippines," Globe Telecom Inc. President and CEO Ernest Cu said. The venture marks the Philippine debut of Gogoro, which fostered a new smart mobility industry in Taiwan via a network of eco-friendly businesses and end-users. Gogoro also currently operates in China, India, Japan, Indonesia, Korea and Israel.
