Taipei City Ke Wenzhe (third from right) donated the YouBike 1.0 that left the venue to the representative of Yuanxiang.

(Provided by Taipei City Government)

[Reporter Cai Yahua/Taipei Report] Taipei City public bicycle YouBike 1.0 will stop operating on December 3rd. The Taipei City Transportation Bureau recovered 2,406 usable vehicles, of which 1,300 were donated to the Yuanxiang area. Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe this morning Attending the "YouBike Splendid Turnaround" Retirement Press Conference, he said that if you want to change to YouBike 3.0 in the future, you must pay attention to system compatibility issues. The pillars cannot be replaced, which is the pride of Taipei City.

YouBike 1.0 has been on the road for 13 years, and the number of rides has exceeded 200 million. Today, the Transportation Bureau set up a commemorative image of "♥ YouBike" at the MRT City Hall Station (Exit 3), the first stop of YouBike. Liu Lizhu, chairman of the bicycle company, and others attended the unveiling ceremony together, and Ke donated the YouBike 1.0 that exited the venue to the representative of Yuanxiang.

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Ke Wenzhe said that YouBike 1.0 made 400 stations and 12,000 bicycles at that time, and found many problems. For example, a village chief wanted to install it, but the poles of the bicycle needed to be connected with wires, and Taipower had to be entrusted to handle it, so it was difficult to implement. Ask yourself, YouBike 2.0 is a big improvement now that you don’t need wires to set up stations. Do things first by experimenting. At the beginning, you decided to let students try it out at National Taiwan University, and started Debug (error detection) in 2 months. Finally, it took 1.5 years to build 1,200 stations and 13,000 vehicles. bike.

Ke also said that if you want to change to YouBike 3.0 in the future, you must pay attention to system compatibility issues. The pillars cannot be replaced. This is the pride of Taipei City. Currently, there are 8 counties and cities that use YouBike 1.0. The bicycles were given to Yuanxiang for use, so that the goal of green transportation in Taipei will continue to move forward.

The Bureau of Transportation pointed out that the commemorative image of "♥ YouBike" combined with the city emblem of Taipei symbolizes the birthplace of YouBike in Taipei City. The MRT Shifu Station retains a set of YouBike1.0 system vehicle pillars and automatic service machines (Kiosks), and displays the YouBike system The construction and operation related major events over the years are for the public to review.

Smile Bike Company held a lucky draw on its Facebook fan page "YouBike Taipei Fan Group". From December 2nd to January 2nd next year, the public will go to the MRT City Hall Station (Exit 3) and "♥ YouBike "Upload a commemorative image photo, leave a message, and tag a friend to have a chance to get a YouBike 1.0 Easy Card (including 500 yuan stored value) and other limited gifts.

The Bureau of Transportation stated that after the YouBike 1.0 system ceased operation, the available bicycles will be transferred and donated. 1,106 bicycles will be given to the municipal government for neighborhood patrol and school bicycle riding safety education. The North City Aboriginal Committee will also assist After the investigation, 1300 vehicles were donated to Yuanxiang for continued use.

The Bureau of Transportation also reminds people who want to ride from New Taipei City to Taipei City to use YouBike2.0 instead, otherwise they will have to pay an additional 350 yuan dispatch fee.