Lyft halts San Francisco e-bike program after bicycles catch fire
by Kari Paul in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#4MBMA)
Decision to temporarily pull bikes comes nearly two months after ride sharing company launched its fleet in the city
Lyft has put the brakes on its electric bike program in San Francisco, after the batteries on multiple vehicles caught fire.
On Wednesday, a Twitter user posted an image of a bike in San Francisco's Lower Haight neighborhood that appeared to have caught fire. Another bike in San Francisco appears to have caught fire on Saturday as well, the San Francisco Examiner reported.
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