ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Technology and Telecom, Syed Amin Ul Haque launched the country’s first electric bike-sharing service (ezBike) of Roamer Technologies
During its first phase the service company will launch the exBike in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
The minister said,at ezBike would be a great option, especially for working women. The bikes would be available near stations of the metro-bus service in the twin cities.
The company will launch The bike service in all major cities of the country within a year.
Roamer Technologies launched ezBike is an app-based service which deploys electric bikes around the city . Also will makes them available for use by members of the public.
Briefing the minister, Mohammad Hadi, the chief executive officer of Roamer Technologies, explained that a user can locate and reserve an electric bike parked near him/her using the ezBike’s mobile app. And user can ride it to his/her destination and park it in a designated zone, after which it would be available for the next user.
Pay Rs5 to unlock the bike and Rs5 per minute for the ride.
The entire experience, from registration to booking and payment, would be digital. The user would pay Rs5 to unlock the bike and Rs5 per minute for the ride.
The rider would have the option of stopping his/her journey to run errands, for example, during which (s)he would be charged at a reduced rate of Rs2 per minute.
Roamer Technologies has partnered with Jazz to provide connectivity through Jazz sims and payments would be made through JazzCash.
Roamer Technologies, an Islamabad-based startup, plans to deploy over 2,000 bikes in one year across Pakistan. And the service is expected to significantly change the concept of public transport in the country.
Globally, bike-sharing companies have already revolutionized the urban transport scene with over 100,000 bikes deployed across 88 cities in the world.
While identification and other details of the user can be recorded and checked through their mobile phone data. The installed electronic device on each electric bike help user to trace. The company’s officials were unable to explain what would happen in case of a traffic accident.
