Despite political division and tension in the U.S., political leaders on both sides agree: e-bike batteries must be regulated to prevent further fires, injuries and deaths.
In June 2023, New York Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Ritchie Torres (D-The Bronx) proposed the “Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act,” a bill to allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission to mandate federal standards for building and importing e-bike batteries.
