Why Cracking Down On E-Bikes Is the Wrong Response to Recent Battery Fires

09 Nov 2022 | Abstracted from Fast Company

"Deliveristas also tend to buy their rides on the cheap, often purchasing cut-rate models...legally imported, though they often don't comply with the UL 2849 safety standard...blanket restrictions are a blunt and ineffective response to the micromobility fire problem."

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