Changwon City, Ride the Improved 'Plus Nubija' and Enjoy the Ride!

Pilot operation of 200 units from the 22nd, rental and return available via app and Nubi Zone

Terminal installation cost around 3 million KRW, expected to meet citizen demand

On the 22nd, Changwon City in Gyeongnam held a demonstration ceremony for the city's shared bicycle service, "Plus Nubija."

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Changwon City in Gyeongnam held a demonstration ceremony for 'Plus Nubija,' Changwon City's shared bicycle, at Changwon Sports Park on the 22nd.

About 100 people attended, including Mayor Heo Seong-mu, Kim Do-hoon, Chairman of Changwon Sports Park, and members of the Changwon Bicycle Riding Practice Council. The event proceeded in the order of reporting the Nubija activation plan, demonstrating rental and return of Nubija, commemorative photo session, and test rides.

Changwon City's shared Plus Nubija will introduce 200 units starting March 22 and begin a pilot operation.

Looking at Changwon City's shared bicycle service, Plus Nubija.

The Plus Nubija, equipped with a locking device that includes two-way communication and GPS, can be rented or returned at Nubizones, rental and return zones where terminal wireless recognition devices are installed.

The existing shared bicycle Nubija was returned by inserting it into a storage rack or rented by taking it out from the rack, but the city explained that the terminal installation cost was about 50 million KRW, which was expensive, so terminals could not be installed as much as citizens wanted.

Since the Plus Nubija can be returned to a general rack in the Nubizone, terminal installation is possible at about 3 million KRW, and unless there are special issues, the city plans to install terminals wherever citizens want.

Currently, bicycles are rented by holding a transportation card to the storage rack, but from July this year, rental and return will be possible through a mobile phone app.

By the end of this year, 2,200 Plus Nubija units will be distributed, and in March 2023, the new system will be applied to all currently operating Nubija bicycles.

The city currently operates 4,248 Nubija bicycles and plans to increase the number to 9,000 by 2030 by adding 500 to 700 units annually.

The current 285 Nubija terminals will increase by 100 to 200 locations annually, and bicycle racks installed at roadside government offices and other places will be utilized as terminals, expanding to 2,000 locations by 2030.

With 2,000 terminals, they can also be used as rental and return spots for shared electric kickboards and electric bicycles, which is expected to help establish parking order for personal mobility devices.

Mayor Heo Seong-mu said, “I hope citizens will use the new Nubija, which is easy to rent and return and convenient for users to access, a lot. I have always felt sorry for not being able to meet citizens' demands due to the high cost of terminal installation, but I am glad that we will be able to install many terminals wherever citizens want in the future.”

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