Battery Fires Rise Across US With Spread of E-Bikes
Lithium ion battery fires have been on the rise across the country since about 2019 due to the increasing number of e-bikes and scooters on the road. Cheddar’s own Ashley Mastronardi spoke to a business owner who was personally affected by an e-bike blaze.
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As the ubiquity of e-bikes has grown, so has the frequency of fires and deaths blamed on the batteries that power them. Federal officials are considering a crackdown on defective lithium-ion batteries that power hoverboards, scooters and motorized bicycles.
