Residents of a Brazilian city can now spend their cryptocurrencies to ride an electric scooter, a social currency that can facilitate consumption in shops in the city itself in Santa Catarina.
The measure was finally announced by the Itajaí City Hall, which released the so-called “collective electric scooters” last Tuesday (13).
According to the municipal public administration, the population should resort to new means of transport to help the local environment.
Understand how to spend cryptocurrencies to use electric scooters in Itajaí
Electric scooters, which have become known in recent years as a sustainable alternative to public transport, continue to grow in Brazil.
That is why the municipality of Itajaí decided to invest in 150 pieces of equipment, the speed of which is regulated at 20 km/h. In addition, they are all 100% tracked with GPS monitoring.
The population of Itajaí can find scooters at 16 points in the city, mainly in the central region. Four more switches should also be ready for use shortly.
But when using electric scooters as public transport, the population will soon be able to do so spend cryptocurrencylaunched by Itajaí in 2021. The town hall wants to link the scooter app FlipOn to Movitajaí.
to call to action AYR Itajaiwill the social currency created on blockchain be one of the means of payment accepted by municipal scooters.
“The FlipOn application works integrated with MovItajaí and the rewards obtained through the Itajaí AYRs, digital currencies converted into sustainable travel, can be exchanged for time spent using the electric scooters.”
In a note, the town hall does not confirm whether users are rewarded for using scooters. If the initiative is implemented in the future, the races on the equipment will bring profit to the moving population.
R$30.00 per hour midweek rides
To use the scooters, you have to pay an unlocking fee of R$3.50. In addition, the cost per minute is R$0.50, that is, using it for 1 hour would cost users around R$30.00. On weekends, the cost per minute rises to R$0.85 (or R$51.00 per hour).
In the future, the full amount can be paid in Itajaí’s cryptocurrency, AYR, but for now only PIX and credit cards are accepted.
The electric scooter initiative has the support of the City of Itajaí, through the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing. In 2021, when AYR was launched, the portfolio secretary, Thiago Morastoni, stated that the city was on the path of sustainability and innovation.
“We are inserting Itajaí into a global ecosystem of innovation, sustainability and development. Cities face similar challenges in the post-pandemic world and mental disorders associated with a sedentary lifestyle, in addition to worsening traffic and global warming. That’s why we are incorporating Itajaí into a global ecosystem of innovation, sustainability and development, we see several benefits for Itajaí by adopting this solution and joining the AYR network of cities and partners.”
Source: Live Coins
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