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Investigators examine whether batteries sparked fire that shut down Austin’s Bikeshare

A forensic investigator is examining whether lithium-ion batteries caused the fire that has shut down CapMetro’s Bikeshare system since Memorial Day weekend. Nearly 500 electric bikes, used as many as 40,000 times a month, have been pulled from at least 76 docking stations peppered around UT, downtown, East Austin and neighborhoods south of downtown. CapMetro […]

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