Global sales of electric motorbikes, scooters and mopeds are estimated to have topped 25 million units in 2020, or 35% of total sales of two-wheeled vehicles.
Every day, Aiden Lee joins the hundreds of thousands of people getting around Taipei on two wheels, but when most of his fellow riders head to a gasoline pump to refuel, he takes his e-scooter to one of Taiwan’s increasingly commonplace battery-swapping stations tech that its creators say could supercharge the shift from fossil fuels.
“Honestly, if it weren’t for battery swapping which, by the way, is even faster than filling up at a gas station I wouldn’t use an electric bike,” the marketing executive said. “I don’t think I have the time to wait for the battery
According to government sales figures, ebikes make up 21% of all motorbikes in Taiwan, with sales of traditional petrol models in double-digit decline annually.
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