Formosa Plastics Group (FPG, 台塑集團) yesterday said it would launch a subsidy program worth as much as NT$720 million (US$25.19 million) for its employees to purchase electric scooters in the industrial conglomerate’s latest push to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Employees working at the group’s four major subsidiaries for more than one year would be eligible to apply for a NT$10,000 subsidy for the purchase of a new electric scooter, or NT$16,000 for retiring an old scooter, FPG said in a statement issued after a news conference in Taipei.
The company’s subsidies combined with those offered by local governments would mean FPG employees
Electric scooter maker Gogoro Inc (睿能創意) this year expects its number of electric battery swapping stations to outstrip the number of gas stations in the nation following seven years of deployment, a sign that electric two-wheelers are gaining traction.
As of the end of last year, Gogoro had built 2,215 GoStations nationwide, mostly in urban areas, up from 1,937 in 2020.
The number of gas stations operated by CPC Corp, Taiwan (台灣中油) and Formosa Petrochemical Corp (台塑石化) was 2,487.
“By the end of this year, we are very confident that the number of battery swapping stations will surpass the number of gas stations