Harley-Davidson puts the brakes on electric bike
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Harley-Davidson has halted production of its first electric motorbike after finding a glitch in its charging system.
The company began shipping the 拢28,995 105-horsepower LiveWire bikes to dealers in the US last month.
It says existing bikes are safe but must be charged at dealerships, which will take an hour, rather than using the lower-voltage outlets in homes.
Harley-Davidson told it had discovered a "non-standard condition".
Once fully charged, the bike can travel 146 miles at low-speed.
Harley's electric ride
2014: Harley-Davidson announces plans to produce an electric motorbike
2018: Details of the LiveWire are finally released
January 2019: The bike becomes available for pre-order in the US
April 2019: UK customers can pre-order the bike
September 2019: The first bikes are shipped to dealers in the US
October 2019: Production is halted
Last week, UK company Dyson announced it was scrapping a project to develop an electric car.
Despite initial plans to invest more than 拢2bn in the vehicle, the product was "not commercially viable", it said.
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