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Paris Bike Sharing Fleet Folds After Too Much Theft, Vandalism
Paris Bike Sharing Fleet Folds After Too Much Theft, Vandalism
February 26, 2018  |  uber of x

Gobee.bike is pulling out of Paris after thousands of its bicycles were stolen or vandalized. “Over the months of December and January, the mass destruction...

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China’s Bike-Share Ofo Raises $1B
China’s Bike-Share Ofo Raises $1B
December 08, 2017  |  Investments

Ofo, the Chinese bicycle sharing company, has raised $1 billion or more from Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, and other investors. According to a report...

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Mobike And Ofo Deny Mismanaging User Deposits
Mobike And Ofo Deny Mismanaging User Deposits
December 01, 2017  |  South East Asia

Shared bike giants Mobike and Ofo deny they used 6 billion yuan ($909 million) of user deposits to support their rapidly expanding businesses. Anonymous sources...

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Spin And The Urban Commuter’s Last Mile Problem
Spin And The Urban Commuter’s Last Mile Problem
August 09, 2017  |  Matchmakers

Talking to Karen Webster earlier this summer, Mobike’s Head of International Expansion, Florian Bohnert, said that bikes are a winning strategy for consumers nearly worldwide...

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Bicycle, Bicycle — Why People Want To Ride Mobike’s Bicycle
Bicycle, Bicycle — Why People Want To Ride Mobike’s Bicycle
July 17, 2017  |  Mastercard

Bike-sharing has become big business worldwide in a relatively short span of time.  Virtually unheard of even a few years ago, these days there are...

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