The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning about lithium-ion batteries used in Rad Power Bikes e-bikes.

The batteries pose a risk of serious injury and death, the agency says, after 31 reports of fires. But Rad Power isn't offering replacements or refunds. Side view of a Rad Power Bikes lithium-ion ...

Cyclists who ride certain models from a Seattle-based electric bike company should immediately dispose of their bike’s batteries, according to a federal warning. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety ...

A U.S. consumer watchdog is urging riders to immediately stop using some models of Rad Power Bikes e-bikes because of potential fire hazards — but stopped short of a full recall. The Consumer Product ...

A person rides an e-bike on Lochside Trail in Victoria in this 2021 file photo. Some batteries that power a popular brand of e-bike pose a fire hazard that can cause serious injury or death and ...

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E-bikes are a very good way to get around, but unfortunately most of the affordable models come from companies without fantastic track records of quality control. Even Rad Power Bikes, a longtime ...

DENVER — Federal regulators urged e-bike owners on Monday to stop using a specific type of lithium ion battery sold by Rad Power Bikes, but stopped short of issuing a recall for the battery. The ...

A federal watchdog said two models of batteries found in Rad Power Bikes should be immediately, and safely, disposed of. The bike company disputes the safety agency’s findings. By Alexandra E. Petri A ...

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal commission issued a safety warning for several Rad Power Bikes models, calling on consumers to stop using the e-bikes' lithium-ion batteries over concerns that the batteries ...

The agency is advising that owners of Rad Power Bikes e-bikes should stop using the bike’s battery due to a fire hazard. The batteries can ignite and explode, "posing a fire hazard to consumers, ...

Seattle-based e-bike company Rad Power Bikes is the subject of a serious warning issued Monday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Rad Power has issued their own statement that ...