Taiwan’s scooter market has entered an electrification turning point in 2026. On April 26 local time, electric vehicle outlet CleanTechnica reported that Taiwan, with a population of about 23 million and more than 14 million scooters on the road, is a major two-wheeler market where the shift from internal combustion engines to electric drivetrains has moved beyond the experimental stage and into a period of full-scale market reshaping.

Electric scooter sales in the first quarter of 2026 increased, driven mainly by demand to replace ageing gasoline scooters. Electric models are no longer limited to early adopters or some business uses and are spreading as an option for everyday commuting.

Overall adoption remains low. As of the end of 2024, electric scooters and electric motorcycles accounted for 5.3 percent of the total, and the figure has now risen to about 8 percent. Electric two-wheelers have increased to about 1.4 million, but 90 percent of the total is still internal combustion.

The market trend has not been one-way. Total motorcycle sales in 2025 rebounded, rising 5.1 percent from a year earlier to 805,212 units, but electric motorcycle sales fell 29.5 percent. L1 models dropped 43.1 percent and L3 models fell 7.6 percent. That means electric demand moved sensitively with prices, infrastructure costs and policy changes.

Gogoro is maintaining its central position in the electric two-wheeler market with its battery-swapping network. As of early 2026, subscribers surpassed 665,000. Kymco is countering with its Ionex platform and plans to launch a maxi scooter co-developed with LiveWire in the first half of 2026. SYM is expanding its electrified lineup while maintaining an advantage in internal combustion sales. Yamaha is using Gogoro’s battery-swapping network, and Honda is pursuing both fixed-battery models and its own swapping ecosystem.

Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment is providing subsidies of up to 16,000 Taiwan dollars to consumers who replace gasoline scooters with electric models. The support can also be combined with local government measures. Gogoro is also shifting its infrastructure strategy away from large hubs toward a denser rollout of small battery-swapping stations.

Taiwan’s scooter market is still dominated by internal combustion engines. But the presence of electric models is steadily growing in new-vehicle sales and replacement demand, product development and infrastructure competition.