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Alba Iulia VeloCity: City-Bought Bike-Share Run by Nextbike

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Claims, one by one

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Claim 2 clm-8a35bc59141b6448 descriptive
The city hall bought the bikes and stations with European funds through its urban mobility projects
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What the mapping says
The report says the smart bikes were bought by the city hall in urban mobility projects financed with European funds.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — Bicicletele smart din Alba Iulia vor fi disponibile din această primăvară (4 Mar 2026)
Claim 3 clm-ddd8819709e22594 quantitative
240 smart electric bikes at 12 grid-connected stations and 60 smart mechanical bikes at 6 energy-independent stations
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What the mapping says
The report lists 6 energy-independent and 12 grid-connected stations and, under the city's regulation, 60 mechanical and 240 electric smart bikes.
Caveat
An earlier report, from September 2024, counted 70 mechanical bikes bought in 2023; the city's regulation and the operating tender give 60.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — De ce nu funcționează la Alba Iulia mult promisul sistem de bike-sharing (16 Oct 2025)
Claim 4 clm-ebce0e1392bee6e0 descriptive
Riders register in the Nextbike app and unlock a bike by scanning its QR code
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What the mapping says
The report says rental runs through the dedicated NextBike app on a mobile phone, by scanning a QR code.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — Bicicletele smart din Alba Iulia vor fi disponibile din această primăvară (4 Mar 2026)
Claim 5 clm-eb6db5a98f211bf9 descriptive
each bike carries an on-board computer
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What the mapping says
The report describes the system's smart bikes as fitted with an on-board computer, run from an operating centre with integrated management and communications software.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. G4Media — Sistemul de bike sharing va funcţiona în Alba Iulia, cu doi ani mai târziu decât prevedea proiectul inițial (4 Mar 2026)
Claim 6 clm-8f943cd7a0053188 quantitative
the operator publishes a live GBFS feed of stations and bikes under a CC0 licence
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What the mapping says
The system information feed is part of a GBFS feed set for Alba Iulia Velocity and states the CC0-1.0 licence; companion feeds carry station information and status and free bikes.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. nextbike — Alba Iulia Velocity GBFS system information feed
Claim 7 clm-a93e590ba2a60039 quantitative
a four-year contract worth 5,566,414.96 lei without VAT, won by the Scope Systems – Next Bike SRL association, the only bidder
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What the mapping says
The report states that the tender for operation, intervention and repair services was won by the Scope Systems – Next Bike SRL association, the only bidder, for 5,566,414.96 lei without VAT over 4 years.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — Bicicletele smart din Alba Iulia vor fi disponibile din această primăvară (4 Mar 2026)
Claim 9 clm-59f572823682c69c descriptive
The bikes reached the streets about two years later than the deadlines in the financing contract
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What the mapping says
The outlet says the authorities postponed placing the bikes in the city by about two years against the deadlines in the financing contract.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. G4Media — Sistemul de bike sharing va funcţiona în Alba Iulia, cu doi ani mai târziu decât prevedea proiectul inițial (4 Mar 2026)
Claim 10 clm-3728bbdec3efbc66 quantitative
at about 2.30 pm on Friday 29 May, only 10 mechanical bikes were available across the city
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What the mapping says
The local daily reports its own check of the app: about 2.30 pm on Friday 29 May, only 10 mechanical bikes available in the whole city.
Caveat
A single reading at one moment; the source gives no count for electric bikes at that time.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — Foarte puține biciclete de închiriat zilnic în Alba Iulia (29 May 2026)
Claim 11 clm-40a68656b261719a quantitative
Three months after launch, the local daily alba24.ro found very few bikes on offer in the Nextbike app
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What the mapping says
The report says that three months after launch very few bikes appear as available in the Nextbike app at all points in the city.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — Foarte puține biciclete de închiriat zilnic în Alba Iulia (29 May 2026)
Claim 12 clm-fd86badd160ee9e2 quantitative
The city manager said around 100–120 bikes should be available each day
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What the mapping says
City manager Lucian Morgovan told the daily that around 100–120 bikes should be available daily.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — Foarte puține biciclete de închiriat zilnic în Alba Iulia (29 May 2026)
Claim 13 clm-e821cfba7a121db9 descriptive
pointed to vandalism and breakdowns; damaged bikes are withdrawn until they are repaired
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What the mapping says
The city manager cites vandalism and defects; vandalised and faulty bikes are taken out of service to await repair.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — Foarte puține biciclete de închiriat zilnic în Alba Iulia (29 May 2026)
Claim 14 clm-846182ab7c177aa0 descriptive
because not every station charges electric bikes, city hall staff have to take them to be charged
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What the mapping says
The report says not every station where bikes are left is a charging station, so city hall representatives have to take electric bikes to the charging stations.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — Foarte puține biciclete de închiriat zilnic în Alba Iulia (29 May 2026)
Claim 15 clm-6021862f2ae738dc quantitative
The stations were mounted in the first half of 2025, the bikes sat in a city depot, and for nearly a year the city failed to award the maintenance contract it needed to accept the equipment
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What the mapping says
The October 2025 report says the stations were mounted in the first half of the year, the bikes were in a city depot, and for nearly a year the city could not award a maintenance contract; the mayor says it was required for final acceptance.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — De ce nu funcționează la Alba Iulia mult promisul sistem de bike-sharing (16 Oct 2025)
Claim 16 clm-51174e28e733404b descriptive
the mayor said the procurement agency ANAP told the city to split that contract in two
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What the mapping says
Mayor Gabriel Pleșa states that ANAP told the city to split the contract in two.
Caveat
This is the mayor's account; the source carries no statement from ANAP.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — De ce nu funcționează la Alba Iulia mult promisul sistem de bike-sharing (16 Oct 2025)
Claim 17 clm-6b139ffdee879f03 quantitative
A launch promised for autumn 2024 slipped to March 2026
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What the mapping says
In September 2024 the system was in testing with public launch expected in about a month and use promised from that autumn; it went into service on 16 March 2026.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — Cum vor putea fi închiriate biciclete electrice la Alba Iulia. Sistemul de bike sharing, în teste (4 Sep 2024)
  2. Alba24 — Cum poți închiria o bicicletă electrică la Alba Iulia: sistemul cu aplicația Nextbike (16 Mar 2026)
Claim 18 clm-e16f0a2218254450 descriptive
the first months show that rebalancing, charging and repair decide how many bikes a rider actually finds
Published field
lesson · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The availability report ties the shortage to withdrawn vandalised or faulty bikes and to electric bikes that have to be carried to charging stations.
Caveat
This is our reading of one press report; no operator figures on availability or repairs are published.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Alba24 — Foarte puține biciclete de închiriat zilnic în Alba Iulia (29 May 2026)

Source dossiers and revision state

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Governance facts carried by the record

Operator
Scope Systems – Next Bike SRL association, under a four-year operating contract with the City of Alba Iulia; the system's GBFS feed names SC NEXT BIKE SRL as operator
Actor types
city-government, private
Funding model
mixed
Funding description
Bikes and stations bought by the City of Alba Iulia with European funds within its urban mobility projects; operation, intervention and repairs under a four-year contract awarded by the city.
Cost
Electric bikes contract: 6.07 million lei incl. VAT (Jan 2024, also covering other works on the mobility route); operating contract: 5,566,414.96 lei excl. VAT over 4 years
Ownership
Not recorded
Decision rights
Not recorded
Exit conditions
Not recorded

7 source dossiers

Alba24 — Cum vor putea fi închiriate biciclete electrice la Alba Iulia. Sistemul de bike sharing, în teste (4 Sep 2024) alba24.ro · 1 linked claim

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Publisher
Name not classified · alba24.ro
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2024-09-04
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2026-11-05
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Local daily on the system in testing along the urban mobility route, with public launch promised in about a month. It says the contract for the electric bikes was signed in January 2024 with Scope Systems SRL for 6.07 million lei including VAT, a sum that also covered other works on the mobility route, and that a bike is unlocked by scanning its QR code with the app.

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Alba24 — De ce nu funcționează la Alba Iulia mult promisul sistem de bike-sharing (16 Oct 2025) alba24.ro · 3 linked claims

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Publisher
Name not classified · alba24.ro
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web-page · language not classified
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2025-10-16
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Report on why the system was still not running in October 2025: the stations had been mounted in the first half of the year, the bikes sat in a city depot, and for nearly a year the city had failed to award a maintenance contract. Mayor Gabriel Pleșa says the contract was needed for final acceptance and that the procurement agency ANAP told the city to split it in two. Lists 6 energy-independent and 12 grid-connected stations, with 60 mechanical and 240 electric smart bikes under the city's regulation.

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Alba24 — Bicicletele smart din Alba Iulia vor fi disponibile din această primăvară (4 Mar 2026) alba24.ro · 4 linked claims

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Name not classified · alba24.ro
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web-page · language not classified
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2026-03-04
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Announcement that the 300 smart bikes, bought by the city hall in EU-funded urban mobility projects, would come into use in spring 2026. States that the tender for operation, intervention and repair services for Alba Iulia VeloCity was won by the Scope Systems – Next Bike SRL association, the only bidder, for 5,566,414.96 lei without VAT over 4 years, and that rental runs through the NextBike app by scanning a QR code.

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G4Media — Sistemul de bike sharing va funcţiona în Alba Iulia, cu doi ani mai târziu decât prevedea proiectul inițial (4 Mar 2026) g4media.ro · 2 linked claims

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2026-03-04
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National outlet, citing Agerpres, on the launch of 240 electric and 60 mechanical smart bikes bought with European funds. It says the authorities delayed putting the bikes in the city by about two years against the deadlines in the financing contract, and that the system includes smart bikes with an on-board computer and an operating centre with integrated management and communications software.

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Alba24 — Cum poți închiria o bicicletă electrică la Alba Iulia: sistemul cu aplicația Nextbike (16 Mar 2026) alba24.ro · 2 linked claims

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src-182a1df24f0c63d0
Publisher
Name not classified · alba24.ro
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web-page · language not classified
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2026-03-16
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Report on the day the system went into service, Monday 16 March 2026: riders register in the Nextbike app with a phone number and a bank card, see on the app's map where bikes can be taken and left, and may park only at designated places. The first hour is free; bikes can be used from 06:00 to 23:00.

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Claims linked
Alba24 — Foarte puține biciclete de închiriat zilnic în Alba Iulia (29 May 2026) alba24.ro · 6 linked claims

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Name not classified · alba24.ro
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web-page · language not classified
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2026-05-29
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The local daily's own check of the Nextbike app three months after launch: at about 2.30 pm on Friday 29 May, only 10 mechanical bikes were available across the city. The city manager says around 100–120 bikes should be available daily, cites vandalism and breakdowns, and explains that electric bikes left at stations without charging have to be taken to charging stations by city hall staff.

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Claims linked
nextbike — Alba Iulia Velocity GBFS system information feed gbfs.nextbike.net · 1 linked claim

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src-543a7360cae518a0
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Name not classified · gbfs.nextbike.net
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web-page · language not classified
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2026-11-05
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The operator's live General Bikeshare Feed Specification (GBFS) feed for the system, which names it Alba Iulia Velocity, gives SC NEXT BIKE SRL as operator and publishes the data under the CC0-1.0 licence; companion feeds list station locations and capacities, station status and available bikes.

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