With 31 fires and nearly three-quarter–million dollars in damage linked to its batteries, Rad Power Bikes says a full recall ...

The e-bike revolution started with the pandemic and has been hailed as the answer to everything from traffic congestion to greenhouse gas emissions to fitness to depression. Indeed, it has the ...

People who own a Rad Power Bike e-bike may want to check which battery it uses due to concerns that it could catch fire.

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 ...

In 2021, four people died and 79 were injured in 104 lithium-ion battery-fueled blazes in homes, fire officials said. Christopher Sadowski Lithium-ion batteries from e-bikes and similar devices have ...

E-bike batteries are, for the most part, a collection of 18650 batteries, packaged together and welded in series and parallel, attached to a battery management system (BMS). A “dead” e-bike battery ...

A high-quality electric bike can be a significant investment. Prices range from less than $1,000 to well over $10,000, with the average bike in the $2,000 to $4,000 range. In addition to being costly ...

E-bikes are sometimes touted as a major (albeit underappreciated) tool in the fight against climate change. But just like any electric motor, the lithium batteries that power them are a problem. Their ...