Sharing Economy Sees Rapid Growth in China

[AndrewJin]

No surprise....

The city of Shenzhen will replace all public buses with BYD electric bus....
Shenzhen is really a place of imagination and ambition!

In 2017, 100%!!!
By the end of 2016, 5674 electric buses....
At the moment, 4887 electric buses + 3671 electric taxi

http://www.sznews.com/news/content/2016-09/26/content_13912923.htm
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-09-23/doc-ifxwevww1360773.shtml

 

[cirr]

No surprise....

The city of Shenzhen will replace all public buses with BYD electric bus....
Shenzhen is really a place of imagination and ambition!

In 2017, 100%!!!
By the end of 2016, 5674 electric buses....
At the moment, 4887 electric buses + 3671 electric taxi

http://www.sznews.com/news/content/2016-09/26/content_13912923.htm
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-09-23/doc-ifxwevww1360773.shtml

We need a couple of EV makers that are as innovative as DJI.

 

[AndrewJin]

China is known as the ‘Kingdom of the Bicycle’ and so it came as no surprise to us that it also hosts the biggest bike-sharing scheme in the world, according to figures by the Earth Policy Institute.

But can you guess which city? Nope, not Beijing or Shanghai….

Enter Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in East China, and home to 9 million people. In Chinese terms, it’s a small city and perfect for cycling! Research shows that three bikes are hired every second, with the bikes rented out around 114 million times in total in 2015.

Known as Hangzhou’s 'little red bikes', you can take your pick from around 84,000 of them, all of which are free for the first hour. By 2020 the total number of bikes is set to grow to 175,000.

To find out more, we joined bike mechanic Qiu Shaohua as he went about his work fixing and maintaining bikes. He got the job in 2010, when Hangzhou had a mere 30,000 bikes and in the last six years he’s seen that number almost triple.

Qiu mends around 30 bikes a day but it hasn’t damped his passion for cycling – he still spends his weekends riding to iconic places like the UNESCO listed West Lake.

 

[AndrewJin]

Bike around Hangzhou!

 

[beijingwalker]

Mobile app in China makes bicycles trendy once again

 

[beijingwalker]

Beijing also has this kind of service and I hope cars can also be this convenient to rent as well in the near future.

 

[TaiShang]

Mobile app in China makes bicycles trendy once again

Very innovative in terms of flexibility and bike design.

Taipei needs to learn from this.

We still have that still convenient and cheap but not really flexible UBike system. Problem is, you got to find a parking area otherwise it will keep adding 10 Yuan every 30 min.

 

[AndrewJin]

The World's Biggest Bike Share Scheme is in Hangzhou!

China is known as the ‘Kingdom of the Bicycle’ and so it came as no surprise to us that it also hosts the biggest bike-sharing scheme in the world, according to figures by the Earth Policy Institute.

But can you guess which city? Nope, not Beijing or Shanghai….

Enter Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in East China, and home to 9 million people. In Chinese terms, it’s a small city and perfect for cycling! Research shows that three bikes are hired every second, with the bikes rented out around 114 million times in total in 2015.

Known as Hangzhou’s 'little red bikes', you can take your pick from around 84,000 of them, all of which are free for the first hour. By 2020 the total number of bikes is set to grow to 175,000.

To find out more, we joined bike mechanic Qiu Shaohua as he went about his work fixing and maintaining bikes. He got the job in 2010, when Hangzhou had a mere 30,000 bikes and in the last six years he’s seen that number almost triple.

Qiu mends around 30 bikes a day but it hasn’t damped his passion for cycling – he still spends his weekends riding to iconic places like the UNESCO listed West Lake.

Very innovative in terms of flexibility and bike design.

Taipei needs to learn from this.

We still have that still convenient and cheap but not really flexible UBike system. Problem is, you got to find a parking area otherwise it will keep adding 10 Yuan every 30 min.

How is Ubike charged?

 

[TaiShang]

The World's Biggest Bike Share Scheme is in Hangzhou!

China is known as the ‘Kingdom of the Bicycle’ and so it came as no surprise to us that it also hosts the biggest bike-sharing scheme in the world, according to figures by the Earth Policy Institute.

But can you guess which city? Nope, not Beijing or Shanghai….

Enter Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in East China, and home to 9 million people. In Chinese terms, it’s a small city and perfect for cycling! Research shows that three bikes are hired every second, with the bikes rented out around 114 million times in total in 2015.

Known as Hangzhou’s 'little red bikes', you can take your pick from around 84,000 of them, all of which are free for the first hour. By 2020 the total number of bikes is set to grow to 175,000.

To find out more, we joined bike mechanic Qiu Shaohua as he went about his work fixing and maintaining bikes. He got the job in 2010, when Hangzhou had a mere 30,000 bikes and in the last six years he’s seen that number almost triple.

Qiu mends around 30 bikes a day but it hasn’t damped his passion for cycling – he still spends his weekends riding to iconic places like the UNESCO listed West Lake.


How is Ubike charged?

Depends on the area. In New Taipei where I live, first 30 minutes is free. Then, 10 Yuan every 30 min for 4 hours. Then, past 4 hours, I think 20 Yuan every 30 minutes.

In Taipei City, I think the first 30 minutes is also charged 10 Yuan.

 

[AndrewJin]

Depends on the area. In New Taipei where I live, first 30 minutes is free. Then, 10 Yuan every 30 min for 4 hours. Then, past 4 hours, I think 20 Yuan every 30 minutes.

In Taipei City, I think the first 30 minutes is also charged 10 Yuan.

10 Yuan?
Holy crap....

My city has just added 3000 new bikes in 107 new stations mainly in the new suburb last week, closely connected with Metro Line 3. And 400 more stations will start construction.

Until now, we have 23000 bikes in 913 stations!
http://news.cjn.cn/sywh/201609/t2894870.htm

We have 3 ways to rent, Card, Wechat Scan and App!!!
The first hour is for Free!!!
（you can ride for one hour, return, wait for 1 min, then rent a new one for another free hour)
One yuan for one additional hour!
When one station has less than 20% bikes, it will automatically warn the maintenance team!
I love Wuhan Public Bike!

 

[beijingwalker]

Beijing's GPS-based bike rental businesses on rise, You don't have to find a designated parking space to return it.

 

[AndrewJin]

Beijing's GPS-based bike rental businesses on rise, You don't have to find a designated parking space to return it.

I prefer our free public bike.....though we have to return to one of the hubs.

 

[GS Zhou]

I prefer our free public bike.....though we have to return to one of the hubs.

cost of Mobike (摩拜单车) is just one yuan every 30min. Very tiny expense even if you use the bike 10hours a day.

The real advantage of Mobike is you can get it almost everywhere, and return it in almost any place you like (of course you should not leave the bike in basement, or bring it to a residential block). For example, a real-time picture of idle bikes I can try.

 

[AndrewJin]

cost of Mobike (摩拜单车) is just one yuan every 30min. Very tiny expense even if you use the bike 10hours a day.

The real advantage of Mobike is you can get it almost everywhere, and return it in almost any place you like (of course you should not leave the bike in basement, or bring it to a residential block). For example, a real-time picture of idle bikes I can try.
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Hmm

 

[ahojunk]

I prefer our free public bike.....though we have to return to one of the hubs.

In my experience, we have to charge for every service or product, even if it is a nominal sum.
Otherwise, free things are not appreciated and get abused.