Gogoro and Uber Eats Partner in Taiwan for Green Delivery Program By CIOTechOutlook Team

Gogoro and Uber Eats Partner in Taiwan for Green Delivery Program

CIOTechOutlook Team | Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 10:59 IST

Gogoro Inc that allow sustainable mobility solutions for cities, and Uber Eats Taiwan announced a Green Delivery Program that would make switching to electric scooters easier and more economical for Uber Eats delivery partners.

The two-year partnership is worth close to US$30 million and is being funded by both companies. Delivery partners will receive discounts on new Gogoro Smartscooters and battery swapping programs, and be given incentives for deliveries on Gogoro Smartscooters. Through the program, Uber Eats expects EV deliveries in Taiwan to double from nearly 20% to 40% of all trips by the end of 2025, as per Gogoro.

"One of the greatest challenges of our time is transforming urban transportation to cleaner sustainable energy. Through this partnership in Taiwan, Gogoro and Uber are reducing the barriers for Uber Eats riders to embrace and adopt smart mobility in all of their deliveries," said Horace Luke, founder and CEO of Gogoro. "On average, last mile delivery riders ride more than six-times the distance as consumer riders, so enabling these delivery riders to adopt smart sustainable electric transportation can have an accelerated impact on a city."

"Making it easy and affordable for delivery partners to switch to electric scooters is a top priority for Uber Eats in Taiwan," said Chai Lee, Uber Eats Taiwan General Manager. "We have already seen how Uber Eats delivery partners have embraced Gogoro's EV scooters and smart battery-swapping technology. Today's agreement stands to supercharge this, bringing cleaner air to cities across Taiwan and helping us toward our goal of eliminating emissions on all global deliveries by 2040."

The program demonstrates Gogoro's and Uber Eats' joint commitment to a greener future for Taiwan. Both companies announced discounted pricing earlier this year, which was widely and immediately embraced by delivery partners.