A Ford GoBike docking station.
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You’ve most likely never ever become aware of Motivate, however maybe you’ve seen these helpful Ford GoBike or Citi Bike bike docks around your community? Soon, ride-hailing business Lyft might own these and a handful of Motivate’s other docking bike networks– assisting it obstacle Uber and an entire lot of upstart electrical scooter business when it concerns city transport.
The Information reports that Lyft has actually accepted buy Motivate for as much as $250 million, though an offer apparently hasn’t been completed yet. Beyond Ford GoBike and Citi Bike, other Motivate- run bike brand names consist of Capital Bike Share, CoGo, Divvy, Blue Bikes and Biketown.
Lyft decreased to comment to CNET. Motivate didn’t right away react to an ask for remark.
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Lyft’s rival Uber bought the dockless electric bike startup Jump last April, whose bikes can lock to any bike rack or pole. While Motivate’s vehicles are primarily powered by human muscles and generally have to be docked to specific locations, the company’s experimenting with pedal-assist electric vehicles and dockless bikes as well. As of March, Motivate told CNET it operated 31,841 bikes across the United States.Â
The Citi Bike app is more popular than Uber’s Jump, according to Apptopia.
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According to research firm Apptopia, the company’s bikeshare apps are currently quite a bit more popular than Uber’s Jump, with nearly twice as many people using the Citi Bike app as the Jump app on a daily basis. If you add Motivate’s other brands, Apptopia says the company averages 150,000 daily active users.
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