Department of Transportation

The Taipei City Department of Transportation has collaborated with Gogoro to install the first electric scooter battery swapping station in the Maokong area, officially launched on February 6, 2025. Located in the parking lot next to the Taipei Tea Promotion Center, the station enhances convenience for local residents while providing tourists with a more eco-friendly transportation option. Additionally, the Department of Transportation continues to encourage visitors to take public transportation to Maokong. Those who take the Maokong Gondola up the mountain can enjoy unlimited free rides on the Maokong itinerant bus that entire day, making it easy to explore various attractions.

Before this battery swapping station was installed, local residents inconveniently had to travel 7 kilometers to the vicinity of National Chengchi University to swap batteries. In response, local borough chiefs and business district associations proposed the "Three Mao Plan 2.0" to the city government. After joint on-site inspections by the city government, borough chiefs, business district associations, Taiwan Power Company, and battery swapping station operators, the city provided public land of the Taipei Tea Promotion Center for operators to install the station, improving convenience for nearby residents and boosting green tourism in the area.

The Department of Transportation emphasized that the public-private collaboration under the "Three Mao Plan 2.0" has also improved public transportation services in Maokong. Tourists who take the Maokong Gondola up the mountain using an EasyCard can transfer for free to either the right route or left route (Zhinan Temple Route) of the Maokong itinerant bus. Before getting off, passengers can request a "transfer ticket" from the driver, allowing additional free rides on the same day to explore Maokong's attractions easily. To enhance accessibility for international visitors, the Maokong itinerant bus now includes Japanese and Korean signs. Furthermore, an addition of 2 direct buses from Maokong Gondola Station to MRT Taipei Zoo Station will operate on weekend afternoons. The left route (Zhinan Temple Route) will also extend its service to Maokong Gondola Station on weekdays, with new stops added at the Taipei Tea Promotion Center and Tianen Temple. Visitors are welcome to use these services.

2025-02-05