Electric scooters People ride a Neutron Holdings Inc. LimeBike, left, and Bird Rides Inc. shared electric scooters on the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California, on Friday, April 13, 2018.  (Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

Segway Ninebot, the primary manufacturer of shared electric scooters, is hitting back three days after one of the biggest scooter-sharing companies said manufacturing issues had led some vehicles to smolder or even catch fire.

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