e-bikes

(Newser) - A deadly fire in New York City has brought fresh attention to the dangers of lithium-ion batteries. Four people died early Tuesday and two others were critically injured after a fire broke out in an e-bike store on the first floor of a six-story building near Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood...

(Newser) - It's the story of a lawsuit that revolves around a tragedy. As Peter Flax recounts for Bicycling , that tragedy unfolded in January 2021, when 12-year-old Molly Steinsapir hopped aboard an e-bike piloted by a friend. As they rode downhill in their Pacific Palisades neighborhood near Los Angeles, the e-bike...