More Than 100 E-bikes Have Caught Fire in New York City This Year

28 Jul 2022 | Abstracted from Daily Mail

"New York City has become the epicenter of e-bike fires and it is due to a massive influx of delivery personnel using the battery-powered cycles to zip from one drop off to the next. There are at least 65,000 delivery bikers in the city.

"...at least 166 lithium battery fires reported in the last seven months across New York City - four happened in just 24 hours - killing two and injuring 61 people."

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