I’ve been riding e-bikes for eight years now, and I’ve got several sitting in my garage as I write this. I love them — for the commute, for errands, for the sheer fun of it — and nothing about what I’m going to say here is meant to talk anyone out of riding. But I’m also a lawyer who handles cases involving lithium-ion battery fires, and that combination has taught me something: the same battery pack that makes these rides so enjoyable can, in rare but devastating cases, turn into the worst night of someone’s life. If that’s happened to…
