Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced a new bill Sunday aimed at stopping the dangerous uptick in e-bike battery fires. TimMcNicholas reports.
to set a safety standard for e-bike and e-scooter batteries. Then, regulators can crack down on companies that fall short of those standards.This year, e-bike batteries have already caused at least 59 fires in New York City, killing five people. All of last year, the batteries caused 220 fires that killed six people, a drastic increase from 2020, when the batteries caused 44 fires.
"These batteries are now as common as a toaster, but far more dangerous. That's the problem," Schumer said.
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