Jakarta, Nov. 2 (CNA) Indonesian ride-hailing platform Gojek said Tuesday it would launch a pilot program with Gogoro Inc. that will see its drivers use scooters developed by the Taiwanese electric vehicle maker.
The program will be launched in the Indonesian capital with 250 electric scooters and four battery swapping stations developed by Gogoro, Gojek said in a press statement, without specifying when the program would begin.
In Tuesday's report by Nikkei Asia, Gojek's Chief Transportation Officer Raditya Wibowo told the English-language newsmagazine that under the program, Gojek and Gogoro will lease scooters to drivers for a fee that will cover the costs of changing batteries.
According to Gojek's statement, the two companies aim to "scale up the pilot to 5,000 scooters and more battery swap stations in the future."
The newly announced initiative is part of Gojek's ongoing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, with the ultimate goal being to reach net-zero emissions by 2030, the statement said.
"The partnership between Gojek and Gogoro brings together two like-minded companies that are dedicated to making smart electric transportation the norm throughout Indonesia," Kevin Aluwi, Gojek's co-founder and CEO, said in the statement.
"Such an ambition can only be achieved if multiple stakeholders work together, so partnerships like this are essential if we are to meet our goals to re-imagine intra-city transport," he added.
Gogoro founder and CEO Horace Luke (陸學森), meanwhile, said in the statement that the partnership would help transform "our urban transportation into a new generation of smart and sustainable electric two-wheel vehicles that are accessible."
The partnership was made public less than two months after GoTo Group, an Indonesian tech behemoth and Gojek's holding company, announced it would be investing in Gogoro's private investment in public equity (PIPE).
The financing was provided in connection with Gogoro's plan to list on the Nasdaq in the United States in the first quarter of 2022 via a merger with Poema Global Holdings Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, Gogoro said in September.
