The rechargeable batteries that power common items like e-bikes, scooters and electric cars can pose a dangerous new threat to firefighters. They burn hotter and longer — and many fire departments may ...

NEW YORK -- The New York City Council held a hearing Monday on two new proposals to improve the safety of e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries that have caused devastating and fatal fires. Faulty e-bike ...

City leaders are racing to regulate battery-powered mobility devices, which have been the source of over 100 fires so far this year. Charred bicycles and scooters from a fire at an e-bike repair store ...

On a recent trip, I boarded a subway car with a delivery worker, his e-bike and two lithium-ion batteries. I immediately recognized he was using an uncertified, untested brand of battery and moved to ...

The sight of bike delivery workers hustling through the streets of New York — oven mitts duct-taped to their handlebars, insulated pizza delivery bags strapped above the back tire — has been a staple ...

Remember dial-up internet service? How would you like to go back to waiting for minutes on end to connect to the internet? Short answer: you wouldn’t. Once you taste the ever-increasing internet ...