and this is gogoro's solution to that problem. riders own special electric bikes, but not the batteries inside them. instead, when they're running low on power, they just visit a station like this to swap out their flat battery and pick up a fully charged one. a subscription of around $10—$30 per month gives you access to any of the 1,400 substations around taiwan. the more you pay, the further you can go. so eric here has very kindly agreed to give me a ride around the block on one of their scooters. and you know what? it does feel a little bit different. the sound is slightly different, there's kind of a higher pitched whine, rather than the chug of a motor. and otherwise, though, it feels like a normal moped. i visited gogoro's head office, just as they were getting ready to launch their latest top—secret scooter. this is our new baby. right. with a lighter weight, colourful designs, and a grab bag of accessories, gogoro is trying to expand the reach of scooters beyond traditional riders. but, with a price tag of around $2,

with a lightweight, colourful desires, and a grab band of accessories, gogoro is trying to expand the reach of scooters non—traditional writers. but with a pricetag of around $2000 injust one battery instead of two, it may not be for everyone. the fact that the range of smaller, to think it matters? we see people writing about 15-20 matters? we see people writing about 15—20 kilometres per day on average in taiwan stop this can provide about 70—80 kilometres. you are talking about three or four days between swaps. we think that is plenty. gogoro estimate that their customers have saved 80,000 tons of c02 between them, that is roughly 25,000 across the world. there is no—one magic solution to society what problems like pollution, but it is encouraging to see how taiwan is leading the way and finding some new ideas. taiwan doesn't look like a place with a population crisis stop but for many too much hard slog has meant too little time for family. some hope for a traditional solution. in taiwan, the children are getting less and less, so we are already about less. so if we want t