Uber bought electric power-boosted bicycle firm Jump for $100 million-plus. The deal is based on some promising early financial returns from Jump. The firm’s custom-designed e-bikes have been generating more than $10 per day per bike in San Francisco, according to a person briefed on the deal. Given that the bikes cost around $1,000 to make, Uber theoretically could profit substantially from each...
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