Amazon has pulled some of this holiday season’s most popular gifts from its website amid safety concerns, according to reports that surfaced Monday. It apparently stopped selling several brands of electric self-balancing scooters — aka “hoverboards” — including the Swagway. The move comes on the heels of last week’s news that Delta Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines no longer would allow the devices on flights, either as carry-ons or in checked luggage. Reports of fires and even explosions have made headlines in the past month.
Loading ...
Bad Batteries May Cause Hoverboard Craze to Flame Out
Posted by: Peter Suciu December 14, 2015 02:44 PMAmazon has pulled some of this holiday season’s most popular gifts from its website amid safety concerns, according to reports that surfaced Monday. It apparently stopped selling several brands of electric self-balancing scooters — aka “hoverboards” — including the Swagway. The move comes on the heels of last week’s news that Delta Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines no longer would allow the devices on flights, either as carry-ons or in checked luggage. Reports of fires and even explosions have made headlines in the past month.