Last year, a $2 million program was initiated in NYC whereby delivery workers who owned non-UL-certified e-bikes could be traded in for brand new UL-certified e-bikes, as long as the batteries were traded in along with the vehicles. The reason was simple: since the rise in popularity of e-bikes and e-scooters, there had been a huge rise in e-bike and e-scooter fires in NYC.
Now there are two e-bikes in particular that you need to watch out for, as they've been due to fire and burn hazards.
FENGQS F7 Pro E-bikes with batteries manufactured on April 21, 2024, are being recalled. The reason for the recall is that the e-bikes’ lithium-ion battery can overheat and ignite, posing serious fire and burn hazards to consumers.
