Is the operation and maintenance cost in bicycle sharing more expensive than buying a new car?

It is reported that in 20 17, the total number of bicycle sharing is expected to be nearly 20 million. After these bicycles are scrapped, nearly 300,000 tons of scrap metal will be produced, which is equivalent to the structural steel weight of five aircraft carriers. At the same time, the pain point of bicycle recycling is very simple: scrap steel is cheap and small-many recycling companies quote only a dozen yuan or even four or five yuan per bicycle.

2065438+On March 23rd, 2007, Shanghai Bicycle Industry Association formulated the first domestic bicycle industry group standard "bike-sharing Service Specification" (hereinafter referred to as "Specification"), which set requirements for the proportion of maintenance personnel in bike-sharing: public bicycles 1%, and emerging bike-sharing 0.5%.

However, in view of the current number of maintenance personnel, mobike and ofo are not made public, but on the wall at the entrance of the above-mentioned mobike maintenance point, there is an eye-catching recruitment notice for "After-sales Maintenance Department of Trinidad Group Company in mobike": "In special circumstances, you need to work overtime at night or on weekends, take four days off every month, take a break in rotation, include food and accommodation, and travel to other cities for work ... After the probation period expires, it will cost 3,000-4,500 yuan, and you will get a commission if you exceed the business volume.

According to the media analysis of public bicycles in Hangzhou, the operation and maintenance cost of each bicycle is about 1 000 yuan, even higher than the cost of a new car. According to relevant personages in the industry, the new price of public bicycles in Hangzhou is around that of 740 yuan, and the operators of public bicycles should give priority to maintaining the phenomenon that the operation and maintenance costs are more expensive than the new ones, so as to ensure the safety of use.