Bewegen is Delivering the Americas' First Electrically Assisted Public Bike-share System in Birmingham, Alabama

Montreal (ots/PRNewswire) -

An innovative new chapter in bike-sharing will be written in
Birmingham, Alabama, where a city-wide program will be the first in
the Americas to integrate electric assist bicycles. The first Bewegen
bikes will be available to the public fall 2015. Riders will have
access to a total of 400 bikes - of which 100 will be electrically
assisted - across 40 docking stations.

Canadian firm Bewegen are supplying and installing the tailored
program for REV Birmingham, operator of the system. Combining
cutting-edge technology with innovative bicycles, the user-friendly,
24/7 accessible, bike-sharing system is set to transform the way that
people make short trips around Birmingham and will change the face of
the city.

"We are very proud and excited to be working with the City of
Birmingham, RPCGB and REV Birmingham to offer the first electrically
assisted bikes as part of a public bike-share system in the Americas.
When launched, the Birmingham bike-sharing program will offer its
citizens and visitors what we believe will be the best bike-share
system in the world," said Alain Ayotte, Bewegen CEO.

The bikes are being built in collaboration with Bewegen's partner
Procycle, one of the most important manufacturers of bicycles in the
world and producers of the Rocky Mountain, Miele and eVox bicycles
brands. The cutting edge IT solution, provided by the Portuguese
consortium BikeEmotion, which includes technology allowing Bewegen's
bikes to communicate and provide its location at all times, has been
successfully field-tested in Portugal and has been running in several
locations since 2010. The sleek design of the bikes, docks and kiosks
is signed by Michel Dallaire, the world renowned industrial designer.

The smart-bike allows users to complete the check-out process
directly on the bike with contactless pass or via a mobile phone
application thereby offering the features of a kiosk without the cost
of one. Live GPS tracking allows the precise mapping of every route
and to locate bikes at any time.

"This BikeShare system is another forward-thinking program we're
implementing in our forward-thinking city," said Birmingham Mayor
William A. Bell, Sr. "It will provide a fun transportation option for
our citizens, and for visitors here on business and pleasure."

"With our extensive experience manufacturing and operating
bike-share systems combined with many years of R&D, we have developed
the most cutting-edge system bar none" added Alain Ayotte about
Bewegen's system.

The automated recharging docks are powered through the solar
system which has been specifically designed to reduce physical and
technological barriers faced by potential users and to encourage
thousands of people who may not have otherwise considered cycling to
use the bikes.

"We have always seen BikeShare as an economic development tool. It
draws in new visitors, encourages workers and residents to explore
the city and delivers customers to the doors of Birmingham
businesses," said David Fleming, CEO of REV Birmingham.

About Bewegen

Founded by dedicated promoter of bike-sharing and urban mobility
Alain Ayotte, Bewegen delivers a flexible vehicle-sharing system
unlike anything available to date, think of it as bike-sharing plus.
The next-generation electric-assisted bicycles, combined with
cutting-edge technology offers the ultimate shared-transportation
solution. Bewegen's technology is opening up bike-sharing to new
markets and changing urban transportation for the better, throughout
the world. Bewegen is partnered with industry-leading firms such as:
Procycle (Rocky Mountain, Miele and eVox bikes), BikeEmotion (IT
Solution) and Michel Dallaire Industrial Designs.
http://www.bewegen.com

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