Nextbike
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nextbike is a German company that designs, manufactures and markets products related to bike-sharing. As of 2011 it operates about 10.000 bikes in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Latvia, Poland, New Zealand
and Turkey. The biggest implementations of the system in Germany are in Ruhr
with 3.000 bikes and Nuremberg with 750 bikes at 66 stations. Both projects got funding by the German Federal Ministry of Transport, that offered ten million Euros as prize money in a competition for innovative bike rental schemes. In 2011 nextbike started the system with 250 bikes in Munich
the first city of its main German competitor Call a Bike
. Besides the big projects, nextbike focuses on about 20 small cities, like Tübingen
with only 40 bikes. In 2009 German street furniture provider and outdoor advertiser Wall took a 25,1% stake in nextbike.
Nextbike (New Zealand)
Nextbike was a bicycle rental scheme in New Zealand, franchised from the German Nextbike company. It operated in the CBD and central suburbs of Auckland City until 2010. Due to lack of sufficient advertising revenue, the company ceased operations in that year after failing to win emergency funding...
and Turkey. The biggest implementations of the system in Germany are in Ruhr
Ruhr
The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany , a right tributary of the Rhine.-Description:The source of the Ruhr is near the town of Winterberg in the mountainous Sauerland region, at an elevation of approximately 2,200 feet...
with 3.000 bikes and Nuremberg with 750 bikes at 66 stations. Both projects got funding by the German Federal Ministry of Transport, that offered ten million Euros as prize money in a competition for innovative bike rental schemes. In 2011 nextbike started the system with 250 bikes in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
the first city of its main German competitor Call a Bike
Call a Bike
Call a Bike is a bike hire system run by Deutsche Bahn in several German cities, which uses a system of authentication codes to automatically lock and unlock bikes.-Usage:...
. Besides the big projects, nextbike focuses on about 20 small cities, like Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
with only 40 bikes. In 2009 German street furniture provider and outdoor advertiser Wall took a 25,1% stake in nextbike.
See also
- Nextbike (New Zealand)Nextbike (New Zealand)Nextbike was a bicycle rental scheme in New Zealand, franchised from the German Nextbike company. It operated in the CBD and central suburbs of Auckland City until 2010. Due to lack of sufficient advertising revenue, the company ceased operations in that year after failing to win emergency funding...
scheme with 170 bikes in Auckland, New Zealand - List of bicycle sharing systems#Europe