PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Federal safety officials have an urgent warning about certain e-bike batteries after more than a dozen reports of batteries overheating, some causing fires and substantial ...
Your next e-bike or robot vacuum might not have a lithium-ion battery. The ubiquitous batteries have problems—they’re slow to charge, wear out quickly, and sometimes lead to catastrophic fires. But ...
E-bikes are changing the way we commute, explore, and exercise. But like any machine, electric bikes require regular maintenance. If you ignore common issues, you could face costly repairs or safety ...
Seattle-based e-bike company Rad Power Bikes is the subject of a serious warning issued Monday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Rad Power has issued their own statement that ...
“E-bikes are here to stay, and without a multipronged approach demanding action from the business community and individual stakeholders, along with local governments, no meaningful difference will be ...
Rad Power Bikes already ensures that all of its models meet UL safety standards, but has now gone further with the introduction of the Safe Shield Battery, which incorporates technology designed to ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY responded to a battery fire for an electric bike in Port Richmond on Wednesday morning. The incident was called at 7:13 a.m. at a home at 60 Avenue B near Bennett Street ...
The cost of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries is running at nearly three times those of normal house fires, a top insurer has revealed.