London Introduce Electric Bike Rental

So far, the major cities in the world that already provides bike rentals are Paris, Washington DC, Mexico City, and London became the most advanced city for pampering travelers, according to information released Green Radio.

Not long ago famous car company Hertz, offer electric bikes products that can be used by tourists in the region in Marble Arch, London. Hertz offers two types of the latest electric bikes with a capacity of lithium ion batteries and engine type electric bicycle without a sound. This type is called A2B hybrid electric bike. While the other type is Fast4ward, who still use the pedal.

The presence of an electric bike rental in London is a new thing. Previously the city in 2010 has been working with Barclays to set up bicycle lanes. Every day 24,000 cyclists across London. Barclays has provided about 5,000 bikes at hundreds of traditional docking stations throughout the city and make it easier option than other transportation. With electric bicycles, tourists can enjoy the scenery in comfort while visiting the places in the city of London.

Electric bike production Hertz rented for 19 pounds, and less expensive than regular bikes. The vehicle is expected to be a choice of the citizens of London and also the tourists as well as reducing emission.

And Base on recent survey it turns out that it works--excellent. Its recorded 20,000 trips a day being made, people are switching from using buses and subways to cycling. Six out of ten of the users are new converts.

Most users of the scheme are just like the Mayor: white, well-paid professional men. According to a survey of 3,700 people, carried out by Transport for London in their Travel in London report, the average user is white, male professional and aged 25 to 44. Six in ten earned more than £50,000 ($78,000) a year. Only 5% earn less than £20,000 a year. Approximately 88% of the users are white British or Irish.

More than 100,000 have taken out subscriptions to use the bicycles (at £3 a pop) and more than 80,000 of those people live in London.

However many live outside London which shows that commuters are using the bicycles for the last leg of their trip to work. The biggest switch in use has been to bicycle use from subway or buses. Some 35% of the users had switched from taking the Tube (subway) and 23% of bicycle trips were made by people who had previously taken the bus. This may be a reflection of the economy and the impact of rising transit fares. Another 29% of the users are biking instead of walking.

The great thing is that the scheme has attracted people who were not previously cycling in London. Six in ten of the users had taken up cycling since the scheme started and have replaced transport usage with bicycle usage.

The most common reason for hiring a bicycle was to travel to and from work (67% of respondents) so the majority (86%) of trips are made on a weekday. Most trips are between 10 and 30 minutes in length (the system is free for the first 30 minutes).

Other reasons for use were cited as leisure at 38%, meeting friends and family at 30%. Shopping was in fifth place (26 per cent).