Gogoro’s new electric scooter is a cute city commuter

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Taiwan’s Gogoro has a new scooter coming out that’s smaller and more adaptable than anything else in the company’s growing stable. It’s called “Viva,” and it will be available for $1,800 in Taiwan in October, and “some global markets” starting in 2020.

At 80 kilograms (176 pounds), the Viva is the smallest and most nimble scooter that Gogoro’s created to date. It’s meant to be a city commuter, something that can replace a 50-100cc gas scooter that’s often used for short trips. As such, it has a range of just 85 kilometers (just shy of 53 miles).

Only 53 miles of range, but in Taipei, there are battery swaps on almost every corner

But like all of Gogoro’s other scooters, the Viva is powered by swappable batteries. So any time a user is...

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