Those who do not want to have their own vehicle, today have it easy to succeed in their daily commutes. There are so many shared vehicle options, whether they are cars, motorcycles, bicycles or scooters, that it is possible to cross cities like Madrid from end to end, and even cover distances from the suburbs, without the need to take on the burden of possession. , with everything that entails (acquisition costs, maintenance, taxes, etc.).
We already talked about the main carsharing options in Madrid. Today we are interested in focusing on the world of two wheels, since there is nothing better for strolling through a congested city. Journeys are always a matter of minutes and parking is not a problem. Obviously, it is not a perfect means of locomotion, since the user suffers the rigors of the weather in the coldest months of the year and on those days when the rain does not let up. But beyond that, everything is advantages.
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In Madrid there are six companies that offer their shared motorcycle services: eCooltra, Movo, Muving, IoScoot, Coup and Acciona. All of them have a fleet of emission-free electric scooters, framed in the L1 or L3 categories (equivalent to 50 or 125 cc), and with sufficient features (some better than others) to move freely among the sometimes complicated traffic. urban.
X-ray of motosharing
eCooltra
The first to arrive. It was a surprise to see those white scooters parked here and there. Although we already had the experience of shared cars, it was still curious to go down the street, get on a motorcycle that is not yours (and put on a helmet that is not yours either), and start off silently to reach a destination within the city. The eCooltra company is not only the one that offers the largest fleet but also the one that stretches its area of influence the most, since it reaches some neighborhoods located beyond the M30. Their motorcycles are equivalent to mopeds and only require a moped license or an unvalidated B car license. This makes things easier, but the downside is the motorcycles have somewhat fair performance (they don’t go over 45 km/h). In Madrid and Valencia the motorcycle chosen by the company is the Govecs; in other cities such as Barcelona, Lisbon, Rome or Milan they prefer the Askoll model with a high wheel.
Motorcycle model: Govecs
Type of card required: AM/B. Service available for people over 18 years of age.
Registration fee: No. 5 euros free with registration
Price: 0.26 euros/minute. Different savings packs
Autonomy: 80km
Recharge: Company staff change the battery.
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move
The VTC company of cars with drivers Cabify not only offers its services similar to taxis, but through its subsidiary Movo, it also offers users the possibility of getting around the city on electric motorcycles and even on electric scooters. In this way, with the exception of car sharing, it covers practically all the possible offer of non-owned vehicles to move around Madrid in an efficient way. Movo was founded in 2017.
Motorcycle model: NIU N1
Type of card required: B or A1. Service available for people over 18 years of age.
Registration fee: No. 3 euros free now for registration.
Price: 1.70 euros / 15 min. 1 euro for each additional 5 min.
Autonomy: 80km
Recharge: Company staff change the battery.
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moving
Spanish-made motorcycles. Fine and high wheel. Perhaps the most stylish fleet of all those that exist today in Madrid due to its design, closer to that of a normal scooter than to a prototype of a futuristic motorcycle, as is usual in other companies. Muving has close to a thousand motorcycles in Madrid alone, although it operates in other Spanish cities and has even dared to conquer the US. One of its advantages: they reach 70 km/h because they are L3 (equivalent to 125 cc). The downside is that they don’t work from 3 to 6 am.
Motorcycle model: Torrot Muvi.
Type of card required: B + 3 years, A1 and minimum 18 years.
Registration fee: No. 15 min free.
Price: 0.25 euros /min
Autonomy: 70 km
Recharge: Company staff change the battery.
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ioscoot
A small fleet of scooters classified in the L1 and L3 categories (equivalent to 50 and 125 cc), which are chosen when making the reservation and whose price is the same in both cases, give life to this motosharing company that, among other things , allows users to make a 10-minute stop during the reservation. Their motorcycles have a peculiar design, very simple and robust, and integrate a GPS navigator to reach their destination in the best possible way, without losing their way.
Bike model: Going green the core
Type of card required: AM/B for L1 models or A1/B + 3 years for L3 models. For 18-21 years.
Registration fee: No.
Price: 0.24 euros /min.
Autonomy: 50km
Recharge: Company staff change the battery.
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Cup
Due to their design, these urban scooters with two-tone black-green paint seem to be taken from a Japanese cartoon series. The name of their vehicles (Gogoro) also invites us to think about it. The fact is that this company offers its mobility solution with a large fleet of L1 motorcycles (in the category of mopeds) to travel around the city comfortably and in the shortest possible time. Of course, there is only one helmet on their motorcycles, unlike the others, which offer two to be able to go with a companion.
Motorcycle model: Gogoro 2
Type of card required: AM/B. For over 18 years.
Registration fee: No.
Price: 1.50 euros / up to 6 minutes. 0.25 euros/min from the sixth minute.
Autonomy: 100km
Recharge: Company staff change the battery.
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trigger
Nor did they want to miss the Acciona shared motorcycle party, the infrastructure and renewable energy company. Among its favorable points is the fact that its motorcycles consume 100% renewable electricity. They also offer better features and allow you to choose between two driving modes: standard (up to 50 km/h) and Custom (up to 80 km/h), with different prices in each case. Acciona’s motosharing service covers the city of Madrid and part of its periphery. Between 2 and 6 AM the service is inactive. He also has scooters in his offer.
Motorcycle model: Silence S02
Type of card required: B+ 3 years – A, A1, A2 and over 18 years.
Registration fee: No. 30 minutes free until May 31.
Price: 0.25 euros/min standard – 0.27 euros/min custom. There are also bonuses for different amounts of minutes, which lower the price to 0.19 euros / minute.
Autonomy: 125 km
Recharge: Company staff change the battery.
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