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Unmanned Docking Stations for Bike Rental Systems |
Electric Bicycles - The Ultimate Urban Transportation System
 Hardly any other development within the passenger transportation sector has recently experienced such a large acceptance as the electric bicycle. Driven by an electric motor/engine that can be switched on when needed – eg when cycling uphill – has made this form of transportation incredibly popular. Combine the power of these recent developments with rental systems equipped with docking stations and you have a transportation network based on the electric bicycle (such as a city bike) in which no external staff are required - this is the prime objective of PTL Solutions GmbH.
Electric bicycles are rapidly spreading all over Europe
 Frank Lichomski, Managing Director of PTL Solutions says: "Electric bicycles are attracting new target groups for city bikes. Many business people find the traditional way of riding a bicycle too exhausting but these electric bicycles permit the well-dressed cyclist to arrive in a relaxed state at their destination". Mr. Lichomski goes on to add: "A lot of business people have so far avoided riding a bicycle for exactly this reason, and the development of the electric bicycle docking station shifts the main concept of riding an electric bicycle to another level".
The bike sharing solution consists basically of four components: Solar Terminal, Bike Holder, Back-Office Solution and Website.
Each of these components has been completely redesigned to incorporate optimization algorithms and design procedures based on our long-term experience gained with working and operating within the public rental sector. As such, we are able to provide our customers with numerous advantages:
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Solar Terminal
- Current Charging Status of the e-bikes always available
- Easy Handling
- Multilingual flexible web-interface
- Payment Methods: debit-, credit and store cards, …
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Bike Holder
- Easy Set-up, adding further bike holders without excavation work
- Automated Charging Process after return of the e-bikes
- Secured against Vandalism, due to surveillance and vibration sensor
- Patent-registered System
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Back-Office Solution
- Overview of all Locations and status of all bikes in the system
- Online CRM Entire back-office and billing system
- Web based Windows or Linux
- "Turn Key Solution" ready-for-use software package
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Website
- Good Overview easy access and handling
- Virtual Logbook borrowings, kilometer reading
- Charging Status of Bikes
- Incentive System individually installable
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