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"BuBi" (officially: MOL BuBi) is a bicycle sharing network in Budapest, Hungary. Its name is a playful contraction ''Bu''dapest and ''Bi''cikli (bicycle in Hungarian), meaning 'bubble' in an endearing manner. The network consists of 98 docking stations and 1,150 bicycles, and is to be extended in subsequent years.〔http://www.bkk.hu/2015/07/matol-5-uj-mol-bubi-gyujtoallomas-uzemel-budapesten/〕 == History == The BuBi project was established in 2008 by the Municipality of Budapest. The capital investment for this project takes up approx. 900 million HUF (around 3 million €). 85% of this amount is covered by the European Union, and the remaining 15% is paid by the local government.〔Eltis.org, "Installation begins for Budapest bike-sharing system (Hungary)". Site: http://www.eltis.org/index.php?ID1=5&id=60&news_id=4479. Retrieved: May 22, 2014.〕 Annual operating costs of est. 250 million HUF (around 800 000 €) are covered by MOL, the largest integrated oil and gas group, and runs a gas station chain in Hungary – hence the name "MOL Bubi". Unlike basically everywhere else where nextbike's bicycle sharing system is implemented, which includes the hardware and the software and the bicycles, in Budapest it's not operated by nextbike. In Budapest it is operated by T-Systems and Csepel. Normally, in other implementations of nextbike's bicycle sharing system, the bicycles are assembled in nextbike's own production hall and delivered worldwide.,〔("About nextbike" )〕 in Budapest, however, the bicycles are produced / assembled by Csepel, a Hungarian bicycle manufacturer.〔("BKK reveals the bicycles of the MOL Bubi public bike-sharing scheme" )〕 Nevertheless, the bicycles in Budapest are identical to those in Warsaw, as well as to those in several other cities where the bike sharing scheme is created and operated by nextbike. As of April 2014, the scheme was declared to be a first phase only. It is to be extended in case of successful introduction. According to János László, President of the Hungarian Cyclists' Club, a network size of 10,000 bicycles would suit the city's needs.〔Levente Hörömpöli-Tóth, "Budapest bike-sharing system: Hype on two wheels?". Budapest Business Journal, April 22, 2014. Site: http://www.bbj.hu/budapest/budapest-bike-sharing-system-hype-on-two-wheels_78715. Retrieved: May 22, 2014.〕 In May 2015 the number of bicycles was 1100, and the number of docking stations was 76. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BuBi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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