Taiwan Today
Date: January 04, 2018
Taiwan plans to set up more than 3,300 battery charging and swapping stations for
More than 3,300 battery charging and swapping stations for electric scooters are expected to be rolled out across Taiwan over the next five years under an initiative announced Jan. 3 by the IDB. (Staff photo/Huang Chung-hsin)
electric scooters over the next five years as part of wider efforts to curb air pollution and promote sustainable solutions, according to the Industrial Development Bureau under the Ministry of Economic Affairs Jan. 3.
Under the initiative, state-owned petrochemical firm CPC Corporation, Taiwan will receive government funding to establish 1,000 such facilities, most of which will be located at the company’s gas stations. Local enterprises will also be able to apply for subsidies to open e-scooter battery stations, with grants per unit totaling either NT$300,000 (US$10,140) or 49 percent of installation costs.
The number of battery charging and swapping stations set up across Taiwan with the help of government funding reached 1,825 last year, the IDB said, adding that the plan aims to raise this figure to more than 5,000 by the end of 2022.
