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Gotcha (company)

{{Short description|American bicycle sharing company}}

{{refimprove|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox company

| name =

| logo = Gotcha-logo.png

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| type = Private

| industry = Bicycle-sharing

| location = Charleston, South Carolina

| founder = Sean Flood

| website = {{url|https://ridegotcha.com}}

}}

The Gotcha Group LLC, doing business as Gotcha, is an electric bike and scooter-sharing company based in Charleston, South Carolina. Gotcha began operating bike share systems on college campuses in the United States and later expanded to scooter-sharing and other electric vehicles such as electric trike scooters.

History

Gotcha first offered dockless bike sharing systems on college campuses and certain housing developments, and later offered taxi-like rides in electric vehicles for select markets.{{cite web |last1=Musulin |first1=Kristin |title=Gotcha Group expands to offer electric scooter systems |url=https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/gotcha-group-electric-scooter-systems-expansion/528288/ |website=SmartCitiesDive |date=2018-07-23 |publisher=Industry Dive |accessdate=2019-03-31 |ref=Musulin}} As scooters became popular, Gotcha expanded to scooters in some markets.{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Thad |title=Charleston startup Gotcha Group rolling out electric scooter business |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/business/charleston-startup-gotcha-group-rolling-out-electric-scooter-business/article_3a1cb7e2-8a09-11e8-8c5e-8701fb3bf375.html |accessdate=2019-03-31 |work=The Post and Courier |date=2018-07-23 |ref=Moore}} Citing caution about the long-term durability of light-weight two-wheeled scooters, Gotcha began expanding service to electric trike scooters which it believed were more durable, and would allow two riders at a time.{{cite web |last1=Hawkins |first1=Andrew |title=Electric trikes are the latest battery-powered gadgets to enter the ride-sharing world |date=2019-03-01|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/1/18246706/gotcha-electric-trike-three-wheel-ev |website=The Verge |publisher=Vox Media |accessdate=2019-03-31 |ref=Hawkins}}{{cite web |last1=Chapter |first1=Casey |title=FSU alumnus electrifies mobility company with sustainable solutions |url=https://www.fsunews.com/story/news/2019/03/03/fsu-alumnus-electrifies-e-mobility-company-sustainable-solutions/3039612002/ |website=FSU News |publisher=Florida State University |date=2019-03-03 |accessdate=2019-03-31 |ref=Chapter}}

Gotcha continues to be based in Charleston, South Carolina, and also has offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and San Francisco.{{cite web |last1=Gotcha |title=Who is Gotcha? |url=https://ridegotcha.com/about/ |website=ridegotcha.com |publisher=The Gotcha Group, LLC |accessdate=2019-03-31}}

Equipment and usage

Gotcha offers bikes, scooters, and rides in electric vehicles to various areas, and has announced electric trike service in certain areas. Because the company operates its bike and scooter share systems in conjunction with other organizations, the rates of service vary, but typically include a per-mile rate and sometimes an initial usage fee. In markets where rides in Gotcha's taxi-like electric vehicle service are available during certain hours of operation, rides are available at a flat-rate.

Locations

= Colleges and Universities =

= Cities and Localities =

In addition to current areas of operations, Gotcha has announced service for the following localities and educational institutions: Little Rock, Arkansas;Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky; Syracuse, New York and; Villanova University.

References

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External links

  • {{official website|https://ridegotcha.com/}}

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Category:Bicycle sharing companies

Category:Scooter sharing companies

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