E-bikes and e-scooters have become a fixture of daily life — commuting, delivery work, weekend errands. I have two e-bikes in my garage right now and have been riding e-mountain bikes since 2018. They’re efficient, fun, and generally safe to ride. But the lithium-ion batteries that power them carry a fire risk that most owners don’t fully understand until something goes horribly wrong.
As these devices have proliferated, so have battery fires, and the numbers are serious enough that every owner, parent, landlord, and building manager should know the basics and take proper precautions to avoid serious burns or fatal…
You might be looking at your helmet on the shelf and feeling a mix of fear, anger, and grief. Before the crash, you were weaving through San Francisco traffic on a sport bike, feeling sharp and in control. Now you may be limping, riding a scooter, or avoiding two wheels altogether, and every honk or close call on the street brings that moment back.
You may also be staring at medical bills, insurance letters, and DMV notices, wondering how a split second could flip your life, your commute, and your finances so completely. This is the “before and after” that…
I have been a plaintiff’s product liability lawyer for over 40 years now, and I have been watching a dangerous trend emerging from the increased popularity of e-bikes and e-scooters. I’ve been riding e-bikes for eight years now, and I currently keep several in rotation. So, when I say I follow the lithium-ion battery fire issue closely, it’s not purely academic or professional— it’s the same battery chemistry sitting in my garage every night.
That dual vantage point, as both a rider and a lawyer, is exactly why this topic keeps pulling my attention: e-bikes and e-scooters have exploded in…
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…
