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New York City wants lithium-ion e-bike batteries to be stopped at the border when they don’t meet national safety standards after rash of deadly fires (fortune.com)
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New York City wants lithium-ion e-bike batteries to be stopped at the border when they don’t meet national safety standards after rash of deadly fires::After a series of deadly fires.

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[–] negativeyoda 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Bike shop worker here: not only are the direct to consumer Asian eBikes shoddily built pieces of shit with proprietary parts galore, but we refuse to intake non mainstream brands' eBikes for this reason. Worst shit

[–] jaybirrd 9 points 1 year ago

Yeah I have the feeling a lot of them are as bad or in some cases worse than bicycles upfitted with gas engines.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I bet people got super upset when they heard what replacement parts cost. Also, these e-bikes are heavy AF. No way you could just put them on the work stand.