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Lime, formerly LimeBike, is an American transportation rental company that runs bicycle and scooter sharing systems in various cities. The systems use dockless vehicles and a mobile app to unlock vehicles. Lime's service typically starts at $1/1€ for a 30-minute ride on the traditional bikes, while its fleet of electric bicycles charge $1 to unlock, and 15 cents per minute.

History[modifier | modifier le code]

LimeBike was founded in January 2017 and raised $12 million in venture funding led by Andreessen Horowitz in March 2017.[1] The company's first location, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, launched in June 2017 with 125 bicycles.[2] LimeBike expanded in July 2017 to the cities of Key Biscayne, Florida, South Bend, Indiana, and South Lake Tahoe, California.[3][4][5] On July 27, 2017, LimeBike launched with 500 bicycles in Seattle, Washington, becoming the city's second bikeshare operator.[6] The company closed a Series B round of venture funding in October 2017, announcing that it was valued at $225 million[7].

In November, LimeBike announced NFL running back Marshawn Lynch as one of its brand promoters, partnering with his company Beast Mode Apparel[8].

In May 2018, the company announced that it would rebrand as "Lime" and partner with Segway to produce new scooters[9].

Equipment and usage[modifier | modifier le code]

Lime uses green-colored commuter bikes equipped with GPS units and 3G connectivity.[1][10] The bicycles also feature a front basket, a solar panel, and a smart lock. A mobile app is used to locate nearby bicycles and scan a QR code to unlock bicycles, which play a short chime.[1][11] Rides cost $1 for every 30 minutes of use[1].

Modèle:As of, Lime has 150,000 users[12].

At CES 2018, Lime announced that they would begin a trial of electric bikes in San Francisco[13].

Shortly after the release of Lime-E (electric bikes), Lime-S electric scooters were also announced.[14] In April 2018, these scooters were the subject of controversy after Lime left several hundred of them on the streets of US cities without the permission of municipal authorities:[15] public criticism of the project increased in June when it emerged that the scooters were programmed to play a recording of the message "Unlock me to ride me, or I'll call the police" repeatedly, at high volume, when their controls were touched[16].

In May 2018, the company announced plans to begin development of transit pods, small self-driving electric vehicles[17].

Locations[modifier | modifier le code]

Lime-E electric bicycle in Berlin

Modèle:As of, Lime operates in the following cities:[18]

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Lime also operates on the following college campuses:[18]

References[modifier | modifier le code]

  1. a b c et d (en) Lora Kolodny, « LimeBike raises $12 million to roll out bike sharing without kiosks in the US », TechCrunch,‎ (lire en ligne)
  2. (en) John Newsom, « Green machines: New bike share program gets its start at UNCG », News & Record, Greensboro, North Carolina,‎ (lire en ligne)
  3. (en) Johnny Diaz, « What are those bright green bikes in Key Biscayne? It's LimeBike, new bike sharing program », Sun-Sentinel,‎ (lire en ligne)
  4. (en) Jeff Parrott, « Bike-sharing company LimeBike is coming to South Bend », South Bend Tribune,‎ (lire en ligne)
  5. (en) « New bike ride share program to start in South Lake Tahoe Saturday », South Tahoe Now,‎ (lire en ligne)
  6. (en) Taylor Soper, « There are now 1,000 bike-share bicycles in Seattle as LimeBike officially launches service », GeekWire,‎ (lire en ligne)
  7. (en) Biz Carson, « LimeBike Now Valued At $225 Million After Investors Go All In On Bike-Sharing Craze », Forbes,‎ (lire en ligne)
  8. (en) Erin Baldassari, « Oakland Raiders' Marshawn Lynch throws his weight behind LimeBike with sponsorship deal », Mercury News,‎ (lire en ligne)
  9. « Lime Rebrands and Announces a Partnership with Segway », Lime, (consulté le )
  10. (en) David Gutman, « Bike shares wheeling back into Seattle, but they're unlike Pronto in 2 big ways », The Seattle Times,‎ (lire en ligne)
  11. (en) Sam Machkovech, « Dockless bike sharing lands in Seattle—and leads us down unsavory alleyways », Ars Technica,‎ (lire en ligne)
  12. (en) Biz Carson, « With New Fundraising, 9-Month-Old Bike-Sharing Startup Is Said To Be Worth $200 Million », Forbes,‎ (lire en ligne)
  13. (en) Megan Rose Dickey, « LimeBike unveils pedal assist e-bikes », TechCrunch, Oath Inc.,‎ (lire en ligne)
  14. (en) Megan Dickey, « Lime bike is also getting into the E-Scooter game », TechCrunch,‎ (lire en ligne)
  15. (en) Rory Carroll, « Are ride-share electric scooters the future of urban transport? », The Guardian,‎ (lire en ligne)
  16. (en) Sam Levin, « Scooters littering city streets shout at people: 'Unlock me or I'll call the police' », The Guardian,‎ (lire en ligne)
  17. (en) Joshua Brustein Bloomberg, « Scooter company Lime is planning to deploy ‘transit pods’ », Toronto Star,‎ (lire en ligne)
  18. a et b (en) Johana Bhuiyan, « A bike-sharing war is coming to the U.S. as investors pour money into new entrants », Recode,‎ (lire en ligne)
  19. (en) Melissa Repko, « Is Dallas shifting gears? LimeBike, Spin join Big D's bike-share market », The Dallas Morning News,‎ (lire en ligne)
  20. (en-US) « Walnut Creek latest to share in the bike-share movement », East Bay Times,‎ (lire en ligne)
  21. (en) Ingrid Lunden, « LimeBike, the cycle-sharing startup, expands to Europe as it hits 1M rides in the US », TechCrunch,‎ (lire en ligne)
  22. (en) Eric Auchard, « LimeBike expands to Europe as cycle-sharing rivalry mounts », CNBC,‎ (lire en ligne)
  23. (en) Radio Bremen, « US-Firma startet Fahrradverleih in Bremen », {{Article}} : paramètre « périodique » manquant,‎ (lire en ligne)
  24. (en) Cleanthinking.de, « Auch Lime bestätigt, das Angebot derzeit nicht aufrechterhalten zu können. », {{Article}} : paramètre « périodique » manquant,‎ (lire en ligne)
  25. http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180406/limebike-rolls-into-rockford-on-saturday
  26. http://www.mystateline.com/news/500-limebikes-to-hit-stateline-streets-saturday-morning/1105513591

External links[modifier | modifier le code]

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