Shanghai-based bike sharing company Mobike has begin a trial to monetize its vast network of five million bikes around 100 cities globally by selling raincoats at RMB268 (US$39.5) apiece, in its first major attempt to make money outside of charging users for rides. 总部位于上海的共享单车公司摩拜在全球大约100个城市中发放了500万辆单车,如今,这家公司已经开始利用自己庞大的单车网络来赚钱。他们开始以每件268元(约39.5美元)人民币的价格出售雨衣,除了向用户收取单车使用费以外,这是摩拜利用单车赚钱的首次重大尝试。 The company, which has raised nearly US$1 billion this year at a rumored valuation of billions of U.S. dollars, has relied on bike rental fees of RMB1 per half hour as the major source of revenue. It also charges deposits of RMB299 for each use of its bikes. 摩拜公司的主要收入来源是用户每半小时一元的单车使用费以及299元的使用押金。今年,这家公司已经赚了近十亿美元,相传它的市值也已经有几十亿美元。摩拜公司还会向用户收取299元的单车使用押金。 |