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Ban On Off-Brand E-Bike Battery Sales Lands In Congress Budget Deal, Spurred By New York Tragedies
19 Dec 2024 | Abstracted from The City
"A measure prohibiting retailers - including Amazon and other online sellers - from selling untested, unsafe lithium-ion batteries...is in the U.S. Senate budget package, paving the way for the law to go into effect by year's end.
"Since 2019, fires caused by highly explosive e-bike batteries have resulted in 929 fires, causing 507 injuries and 33 death as of early September."
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