Last month, an intense (but quickly extinguished) fire erupted in a storefront on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The cause was a lithium-ion battery on an e-bike. Four people died. A detailed ...
When the weather turns cold, many riders park their e-bikes for the season.Cold temperatures can cause power loss, sluggish ...
Mayor Adams unveiled his newest plan to prevent lithium-ion battery fires as the death toll from e-bike blazes has already hit 13 this year — but its key initiative of having New Yorkers report ...
“By expanding access to safe charging infrastructure in neighborhoods where delivery workers rely on e-bikes the most, the city is taking a critical next step to prevent future tragedies and keep New ...
“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 ...
The city should use small devices connected to the Internet to regulate commercial e-bike speeds and batteries to prevent ...
Mayor Adams, reacting Wednesday to a deadly spate of city e-bike fires this year, promised a crackdown on sketchy vendors and a faster response to New Yorkers’ complaints about their businesses. Adams ...
Uber will sponsor two programs to help the city’s deliveristas buy or rent safer e-bikes, the company announced this week. As the largest delivery app operating in New York, Uber’s interest in the ...
USB-C charging is just about everywhere these days, except for e-bikes, which can be a frustrating pain point in the industry ...