MIT Technology Review's '15 Climate Tech
Companies to Watch' annual list recognizes companies that are
developing innovative new technologies or scaling existing
ones to address climate change.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Gogoro Inc. (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology
leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable
mobility solutions for cities, today was recognized by MIT
Technology Review as a '15 Climate Tech Companies to Watch' for the
second consecutive year. The announcement was made at
the EmTech MIT Conference held at the MIT Media Lab in
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
MIT Technology Review's annual list recognizes companies that
are developing innovative new technologies or scaling existing ones
to address climate change. To access the 2024 '15 Climate Tech
Companies to Watch' list, visit technologyreview.com.
"Gogoro stood out for successfully deploying electric scooters
and battery swapping across Taiwan
and is expanding elsewhere," said Amy Nordrum, Executive Editor, Operations, MIT
Technology Review. "But also—its battery swap stations are
good for the grid, because they serve as a backup power source for
the Taiwan power grid.That's why
we're featuring them for the second year running."
"Gogoro battery swapping is transforming urban two-wheel
transportation, making it smarter, more sustainable, and accessible
for everyone. With over 630 million battery swaps completed, we
have successfully saved more than one million tons of
CO2," said Henry Chiang, CEO
of Gogoro. "We are grateful to MIT Technology Review for
including us in their prestigious list for the second consecutive
year. We believe that innovation is key to tackling the most
pressing climate challenges of our time."
About MIT Technology Review
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1899, MIT Technology Review is a world-renowned, independent
media company whose insight, analysis, reviews, interviews and live
events explain the newest technologies and their commercial, social
and political impacts. MIT Technology Review derives authority from
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leading innovators and researchers.
About Gogoro
Founded in 2011 to rethink urban
energy and inspire the world to move through cities in smarter and
more sustainable ways, Gogoro leverages the power of innovation to
change the way urban energy is distributed and consumed. Gogoro has
recently been recognized with a variety of global awards including
Frost & Sullivan's '2024 Global Company of the Year for battery
swapping for electric two-wheel vehicles' award; and, MIT
Technology Review's 2023 and 2024 '15 Climate Tech Companies to
Watch'. Gogoro's battery swapping and vehicle platforms offer a
smart, proven, and sustainable long-term ecosystem for delivering a
new approach to urban mobility. Gogoro has quickly become an
innovation leader in vehicle design and electric propulsion, smart
battery design, battery swapping, and advanced cloud services that
utilize artificial intelligence to manage battery charging and
availability. The challenge is massive, but the opportunity to
disrupt the status quo, establish new standards, and achieve new
levels of sustainable transportation growth in densely populated
cities is even greater. Gogoro is operational in Taiwan, Philippines, Mainland China, India, Japan,
Indonesia, Korea, Israel, Singapore, Colombia and Nepal. For more information, visit
www.gogoro.com/news and follow Gogoro on Twitter: @wearegogoro.
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