If you’ve been following electric scooter developments for the past few years, you’re probably familiar with two Taiwanese scootering giants: Gogoro and Kymco. Since it burst onto the scene several years ago, Gogoro has been a dominant player in the electric scooter space. After all, battery-electric scooters and the Powered by Gogoro Network infrastructure are what the brand is all about. Kymco, meanwhile, has recently pivoted into its own electric scooter ecosystem, called Ionex. It’s best known for its combustion scooters, but it’s not afraid to venture into the new territory that electrification represents.
Ever since 2016, Gogoro has taken its scooters racing in Taiwan’s TSR (Taiwan Sprint Riders) National Championship. In 2017, TSR held a spec-racing series featuring the Gogoro S, and has since held other electric-only racing competitions as well. It’s taken until 2022 for Gogoro and Kymco’s electric scooters to meet each other in all-out competition at the track—but now, it’s all happening at last.
