Smart electric cars that don't need to be recharged really make Tesla embarrassed! Gogoro, a company in Taiwan Province Province, said as early as last year that it would build an electric travel tool belonging to a smart city in the future. This achievement was unveiled at the CES Consumer Electronics Show, which opened in Las Vegas on the 5th. However, after contact, Dianbang learned that Gogoro Energy Network Company intends to abandon the traditional power supply method, use batteries instead of cables to charge, and build a large number of charging stations in the city to supply batteries. Changing the battery every time can increase the battery life by about 97 kilometers. This is quite similar to Tesla's recent trial operation of a super power station in California, except that the latter's operation process is more complicated and the cost is higher.
Gogoro intelligent electric vehicle power exchange station
Seeing Gogoro for the first time
Gogoro was founded on 20 1 1 and was co-founded by Horace Luke, then chief innovation officer of HTC, and matt taylor, CTO. This company was quite mysterious and low-key before CES exposure this year. Most employees have worked for HTC, and in four years, they "silently" obtained nearly $6,543.8+500 million in financing. In addition to building this smart electric vehicle, Gogoro also cooperated with Panasonic to develop a detachable and replaceable battery pack and corresponding service center that supports NFC function.
Gogoro team photos
At present, since the actual price of this smart electric car has not been announced, you can book it in advance and get unlimited battery replacement and road rescue services. In the future, consumers only need to go to the go station, a fixed power station, to complete the replacement of lithium batteries for free. The battery is a short and thick block with a round handle at the edge.
According to the official information provided by Gogoro, the cruising range of lithium batteries is 48~97 kilometers according to different driving conditions. According to Gogoro's plan, there will be two adjacent GoStation every 2.6 square kilometers in the future, which is completely consistent with consumers' expectations for the geographical location of gas stations, parking lots or convenience stores.
Intelligent lithium battery
However, although it is a lithium battery made by Panasonic, it is completely different from the battery pack of Tesla model. Gogoro has developed a case for this lithium battery, except for two external contacts, there are no unpleasant protrusions, so this lithium battery can be stuffed into an electric vehicle at any angle without any difficulty in alignment. Although there is no physical connection, this small battery is also very smart. With NFC near-field communication function, with the help of 25 sensors with different functions, wireless connection with electric vehicles and chargers can be realized.
In addition, Gogoro, a smart electric vehicle, can also be connected to the user's smartphone via Bluetooth, and the system can be unlocked and started through the supporting App. However, the smart phone here also serves as a bridge between electric vehicles and GogoroiQ system, and the entire communication network thus established includes all necessary elements of Gogoro ecosystem such as users, basic charging facilities and electric vehicles.
Through the matching smart phone client, you can find the nearest GoStation, because Gogoro, an electric car, can estimate the mileage that can be driven by the remaining power according to the user's driving habits and recommend the most convenient power change station; Of course, you can also reserve batteries from the power exchange service station in advance to avoid the situation of "running in vain". In addition, you can also use the App to customize the dashboard color, open/unlock different schemes of sound and lighting display, and even the sense of control and acceleration can be adjusted through the mobile phone client.
Analysis of GogoroSmartscooter
It is worth mentioning that this smart electric car released by Gogoro is not modified from a ready-made scooter. The transmission system, damping, chassis and all electronic components are developed and designed by Gogoro.
The motor used in Gogoro intelligent electric vehicle is code-named "G 1" and adopts liquid cooling technology. The maximum output power is 8.58 kW, and the peak torque can reach 24 Nm. In addition, the car's acceleration time from 0 to 50 km/h is only 4.2 seconds, and the top speed can reach 96 km/h. Although these data do not look very impressive, the weight of the bicycle in the no-load state is only 1 12kg, and the torque value can be reached instantly when the car is stationary. Obviously, it is a dynamic electric vehicle suitable for urban cycling.
Gogoro intelligent electric vehicle motor G 1
Gogoro intelligent electric vehicle chassis is wrapped by aviation-grade aluminum shell, and the fuselage is made of overall aviation-grade aluminum, which reduces the weight by about 30%, doubles the strength, and is lighter and more agile. In addition to the frame made of aircraft-grade aluminum, this electric car also draws on the technical concepts of many aircraft. Even when driving at high speed in areas with changeable road conditions, this electric car is almost very stable and responsive.
This high performance is attributed to Gogoro's front shock absorption and multi-link rear suspension system developed according to the fighter landing gear, which greatly improves its grip and shock absorption effect when driving at a fast speed. At the same time, the overall aerodynamic design of the electric motorcycle makes the length-width ratio of the whole vehicle 50/50, while maintaining stability, the comfort and flexibility of driving control are not sacrificed, and even you can tilt 48.5 to the left or right at will when riding.
Gogoro's front and rear wheels are equipped with disc brake discs for better braking performance. The volume under the seat is about 0.85m? There is room for the helmet in the trunk, and the built-in USB interface can charge the mobile phone. Of course, the car itself has a control button to open the trunk. Bian Xiao prefers to use the mobile App, "13" anytime, anywhere!
It is worth mentioning that all the lighting equipment on Gogoro electric vehicles, from headlights (using headlight technology on Audi R8 and Mercedes-Benz CLS models) to turn signals, taillights and fog lights, use LED light sources without exception. When the foot brace is put down, the car will automatically cut off the power supply to avoid some safety accidents. More interestingly, as an electric car, it has built-in sensors for monitoring orientation, gravity, vibration, ambient light and heat. According to official data, Gogoro*** has built-in 30 sensors, which is called Tesla in the scooter world!
Although the number is small, the role of these sensors can not be underestimated. They are mainly used to monitor the health status and current working status of this intelligent electric vehicle. When the car is connected to the mobile App, or when the battery is replaced, it is connected to the charging system through NFC. These sensors will send a diagnosis report every 10 minute, and upload the driving data and ID information about motorcycles. Of course, you can also monitor the positioning through the App client (the car moves and the user's mobile phone will receive information), and the dashboard can be customized.
However, Bian Xiao has one thing to remind everyone here. For the convenience of maintenance, most of the body and parts of this electric vehicle are generally fixed together by magnetic coupling or bolts. But don't worry, because the fuselage part is made of high-strength aviation-grade aluminum with high strength!
Talking about the battery replacement service of GoStation again
Bian Xiao pointed out from the very beginning that the biggest feature of Gogoro SmartScooter is that it doesn't need users to charge themselves. The fuselage has no charging socket and is driven by two portable batteries. When the battery is almost exhausted, the pre-installed supporting APP of the mobile phone will guide the user to the nearest battery replacement station GoStations to replace the battery. When the driver loads the battery that needs to be replaced into Gostations, the charging system will automatically identify the battery ID through NFC function and record its complete use process. Then the system will pop up a new battery, and the whole process will only take 6 seconds.
Matt taylor of Gogoro said in an interview that this technology could not be realized three or four years ago. But today, thanks to the rise of cloud services, GoStation and Smartscooter can be effectively connected, and the charging speed can be automatically adjusted by importing the battery usage data of the charging system; In addition, the intelligent system can automatically diagnose the battery life according to the power supply demand and distribute the inefficient batteries to those users who travel short distances. As mentioned in Bian Xiao before, all the complete driving data will be synchronized to the user's mobile phone, so that the driver can not only know the running status of the car, but also find the maintenance service station through the App and reserve the battery for the next station.
Compared with Tesla's power exchange business, firstly, Gogoro's GoStation occupies a small area and can be flexibly placed in office buildings, shopping malls, convenience stores and other areas; Secondly, the way of "changing power to charge" reduces a large part of the operating costs, and can also turn the whole switching station into a mobile advertising space, increasing revenue. Because the batteries in electric scooters are generally small, it seems more reasonable to expand the power exchange business on a large scale.
Electrical status summary:
Lu Xuesen, founder of Gogoro, said that at present, the company's funds are sufficient to support the first batch of construction of GoStation power exchange station in one or two urban areas of Taiwan Province Province. Gogoro also plans to develop other electric vehicles in the future, and four-wheeled vehicles are of course under consideration. Gogoro not only spends money to improve the infrastructure, but also bundles all electric vehicles, batteries and power stations, which inevitably requires the strong support of the government to ensure the sales of this smart electric vehicle.
In addition, electric vehicles are often polluted, and only the pollution is moved out, because the ecology outside the city must bear the resources consumed in the production of electricity. Although Gogoro said that he hopes to develop idle batteries for the second or even the third time in the future to provide power demand for data service centers, families, or suburban lighting and small household appliances, battery waste is also easy to cause harm to the environment. Then, how long will Gogoro be different from the "pie" of "traditional" charging service and one-stop product service? Let's wait and see!