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Mobike in Manchester (Sian Dibben)

Mobike lost 200,000 bikes last year

Bike share firm still suffering theft and vandalism

Sat, Jan 04, 2020 16:16
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Mobike in Manchester (Sian Dibben)

Dockless bike-sharing business model “a joke” says urban transport expert

Suggests schemes can only survive long-term with government subsidies

Thu, Mar 14, 2019 20:47
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Bike share in Shenzhen City, China (CC licensed by Chris via Flickr).jpg

Ofo HQ besieged by customers seeking refunds

Firm suffering cash flow problems in hugely competitive market

Sat, Dec 22, 2018 16:12
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Lime-E bike in Ealing (copyright Simon MacMichael)

London gets its first dockless e-bike hire scheme with Lime

US firm brings its distinctive green bikes to boroughs of Ealing and Brent

Sat, Dec 08, 2018 13:45
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MoBike in Heaton Moor (Helen Kevill).jpg

One Mobike incident a day was reported to Manchester police during bike-share firm’s time in the city

Police said they had been “committed” to working with Mobike

Sat, Oct 13, 2018 10:11
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Mobike outside Manchester Central Library (Mobike).jpg

Dockless bike share firm Mobike threatens to pull out of Manchester due to vandals

Company says levels of bikes being stolen or damaged in the city are unsustainable

Thu, Aug 23, 2018 13:10
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Video: Seattle police hunt man suspected of cutting brake cables on dockless share bikes

Suspect was caught on CCTV apparently snipping brake cables on Ofo bikes in city in Washington State

Mon, Aug 20, 2018 15:47
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Jump Bikes

Uber to buy dockless e-bike hire firm Jump Bikes

Companies have been already collaborating on a bike hire scheme in San Francisco

Mon, Apr 09, 2018 15:21
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mobike_in_milan_copyright_simon_macmichael.jpg

Dockless bike-share firm Mobike set to be sold for $2.7 billion

Three-year-old company now operates in more than 200 cities worldwide and is vying with Ofo for market leadership

Wed, Apr 04, 2018 17:31
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Ofo outside Wanstead station, LB Redbridge.jpg

Dockless bike share firm Ofo to start operations in a fourth London borough

Chinese giant will be joined in Redbridge by Ireland's Urbo in north east London borough from 2 March

Tue, Feb 20, 2018 17:55
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