Author: life-china

Remember earlier this year when we reported that Mobike won’t be a thing in the future? Well, that day has finally arrived. Meituan-Dianping – the food delivery platform which acquired Mobike last April – has officially begun replacing Mobikes with Meituan bikes, reports Shine. Over the weekend, the first batch of new bikes appeared on the streets of Huangpu district and Pudong New Area. The new bikes are much different than the iconic Mobikes. First, the primary color has changed from the orange to yellow, Meituan’s signature color. In addition, the new bikes can only be unlocked using the...

Remember China’s shared-bike revolution in 2017 that led to massive bicycle graveyards around the country? We sure do. It wasn’t very long ago that major Chinese cities were inundated with colorful bicycles on every sidewalk, with dozens of companies joining the rat race and deploying their cycle fleets. Initially, these bike share schemes were viewed favorably as an eco-friendly solution to traveling by car as well as easing traffic congestion. But as more and more bikes hit the roads, the situation quickly got out of hand. Companies like Ofo, Mobike and Bluegogo pumped millions of bikes into China’s existing...