Mobike will launch dockless bike-sharing in the U.K., its first market outside of Asia
Mobike, one of China’s largest bike-sharing companies, will launch in Manchester and Salford, its first cities outside of Asia. The service is slated to arrive on June 29, the Beijing-headquartered company said, and will start with 1,000 bikes.
Manchester and Salford have become the first cities outside Asia to adopt high-tech Mobike for mobile bike sharing and making short trips across the city centres. The world’s first smart, dock-free bike share scheme makes London’s “Boris Bikes” look cumbersome and outdated. Up to 1,000 of the distinctive bikes, developed in China where five million are in regular use, are heading our way during the course of a six-week trial with a view to expand on a permanent basis. The robust bikes feature non-puncture airless tyres, GPS trackers to record data which will help future deployment, built-in locks, chainless transmission… Read more »
来自中国的摩拜单车29日在英国第二大城市曼彻斯特亮相。这是摩拜进军欧洲市场的第一站，也是其在全球投放共享单车的第100个城市。新华社发（克雷格·布拉夫摄）