Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said users could choose to register or top up the amount of the card via credit card or cash at the Link Bike office here.
He said it was simple and easy to use immediately upon signing up.
“It would be a great addition to those preferring to use the card rather than the app…by tapping the card on the dock, you can ride the bicycle.
“The bicycle-sharing system is a public transportation service which provides users point-to-point transportation for short distances around Penang island,” he said at a press conference here today.
He said the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) had spent RM1.85 million for the green project.
The system allowed users to pick up a bicycle at any of the self-serve bike stations strategically located in the network and return it to any bike station at their convenience, he added.
Since the launch of the sharing system last January with 250 bicycles and 22 bike stations, it has achieved 8,583 riderships to date.