some users of the Bike Angels program are profiting by manipulating Citi Bike's docking system. Lyft, Citi Bike’s parent company, introduced the Bike Angels program in 2016 to balance the flow ...

(Bloomberg) -- Lyft Inc., which operates the popular Citi Bike program, said it will raise fares for e-bike rentals in New York City by 20%, blaming higher-than-expected operating costs.

Back in February, Councilmember Bottcher jump-started the electric Citi Bike triumvirate of Lyft, DOT and Con Ed into action when he wrote complaining about the lack of fully-charged cycles.

In this case, folks figured out they could maximize the payout from Lyft's Citi Bike "Bike Angels" program by taking advantage of a company algorithm used to meet its supply-and-demand needs.

Lyft puts the brakes on some of its Citi Bikes due to brake issues The company is removing 3,000 Citi Bike’s from service in New York; Washington, DC; and San Francisco over braking problems.

Riders in the Bronx are 89% more likely to encounter an unusable Citi ... electric bikes over safety concerns, people really want them back--especially in hilly San Francisco. How Lyft is changing ...