As electric bikes grow in popularity, the number of deadly fires caused by faulty lithium-ion batteries has also risen. One of the main culprits? Cheap e-bikes delivered from non-reputable, overseas companies direct to consumers.
A reintroduced bill that would provide Americans with a federal rebate of up to $1,500 towards the purchase of an e-bike could help consumers afford higher quality bikes. That could help reduce the growing number of e-bike fires that have been plagued cities like New York.
U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Adam Schiff (D_CA) reintroduced this week the Read Entire Article
