Following recent international expansion announcements, Gogoro launched its latest electric scooter, the Gogoro Pulse. Utilizing the company’s swappable battery standard, the Gogoro Pulse represents a technological breakthrough as Gogoro’s highest-performance electric scooter to date.
The design is sleek and modern, departing from the rounded form of previous Gogoro models and integrating additional embedded technology. This transformation is significant, given Gogoro’s reputation for producing some of the most technologically advanced electric scooters on the market.
The Gogoro Pulse is equipped with a new motor developed by the company to drive the scooter’s Hyper Drive powertrain. With the new 9 kW-rated H1 motor powered by Gogoro’s new Hypercore system, the scooter achieves top-class traction control, delivering a formidable 378 Nm (279 lb-ft) of torque at the rear wheel, surpassing even the Ducati Panigale V4 in torque.
Featuring powerful acceleration, Gogoro claims a 0-50 km/h (31 mph) time of 3.05 seconds, outperforming any other 125cc-equivalent scooter, electric or gas-powered. While the scooter’s top speed has yet to be disclosed, its increased power output suggests impressive speed capabilities.
The Gogoro Pulse debuts Gogoro’s Smart Cockpit, integrating a massive 10.25-inch panoramic HD touch display with the new iQ Touch HD user interface, offering various ride modes, turn-by-turn GPS navigation, and Gogoro GoStation locations for battery swaps. It’s also the first two-wheel vehicle in the world to utilize Qualcomm’s Snapdragon QWM2290 digital chassis.
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The Gogoro Pulse also incorporates advanced active-matrix lighting, providing a new level of safety, awareness, and convenience for riders. The scooter’s headlight utilizes dynamic arrays of LED units to enhance visibility, adapting to the rider’s speed, turns, and weather conditions.
The Gogoro Pulse also integrates with Apple Wallet for scooter key storage and employs the Apple Find My feature for locating the scooter. Gogoro anticipates the new model to reach consumers in late Q2 2024, with pricing details yet to be announced.
With Gogoro’s battery-swapping model, customers benefit from lower upfront costs as they do not purchase the batteries outright, instead opting for a reduced monthly fee for battery swapping as a service. The company has plans to release the product in Taiwan, where they offer thousands of swap stations and handle hundreds of thousands of battery swaps daily.