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  • North Tulsa home damaged after electric bike catches fire

    05/18/2025 6:43:48 AM PDT · by LouAvul · 13 replies
    TULSA, Okla. — A north Tulsa home was damaged after an electric bike caught fire in a carport that then spread to the house. The fire happened at a home near East 56th Street North and Yale. According to Tulsa Police, a family member took the bike to the house to charge it and show it to another family member. A neighbor then later saw smoke in the area and called the fire in. The homeowners said everything inside the carport was destroyed. "Everybody's good," shared David Baxter, the owner of the home. "You know, pretty much everything lost that...
  • Electric Bikes Are Emerging as Public Health Hazard

    04/04/2025 10:14:15 AM PDT · by 4Runner · 92 replies
    American College of Surgeons ^ | July 17, 2024 | John Maa MD, FACS, Jay J. Doucet MD, FACS, Romeo Ignacio, MD, FACS, Ed Alfrey MD, FACS
    US Experience The US has seen two eras in e-bike injury—an early era with the majority of deaths in older patients who have the financial resources to purchase earlier generation and more expensive e-bikes but were less skilled riding a bicycle. During the pandemic, sales of all bikes increased, and the closure of gyms and social distancing led some to purchase e-bikes as a safe option for outdoor exercise. In the second era, e-bike prices fell significantly and became more affordable, leading to a dramatic increase in pediatric use and injury. [snip] For decades, MarinHealth Medical Center has been the...
  • Investigators: E-Bike Battery Explosion Behind Fire at Cayuga Inn (upstate NY)

    08/21/2024 12:02:17 PM PDT · by AbolishCSEU · 26 replies
    fingerlakesdailynews.com ^ | 8/21/24 | Ed Vivenzio
    An exploding electric bike battery was behind the fire last week at an Auburn inn. According to the Auburn Fire Department, the fire happened just before 6:00p on August 15 at the Cayuga Inn at the Finger Lakes (formerly the Days Inn) at 37 William St. Crews quickly made their way to the second-floor room where there were multiple fires were found. After extinguishing the fires, investigators determined an e-bike battery exploded, causing individual cells to scatter around the room. Damage was largely contained to the room with minor water damage on the first floor room below. There were no...
  • Tens of thousands of electric bikes recalled, 2 sisters' deaths blamed on them

    04/02/2023 7:02:21 PM PDT · by george76 · 11 replies
    National Desk ^ | March 31st 2023 | LENNY COHEN
    There's important information for the owners of tens of thousands of electric bikes. Stop using and charging them, because they're being recalled. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Jetson Electric Bikes announced the recall of about 53,000 electric bikes. The bikes are 42-volt Jetson Rogue self-balancing scooters/hoverboards, and the problem is with their lithium-ion battery packs. The batteries can overheat, posing a fire hazard. ... The CPSC reported two sisters, 10 and 15 years old, were killed in a fire, and a 42-volt Jetson Rogue was the point of origin. The tragedy happened April 1, 2022, near Allentown, Pa.,...
  • Harley-Davidson’s electric Hog: 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds

    07/11/2019 7:04:25 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 97 replies
    Associated Press ^ | July 11, 2019
    Harley-Davidson is releasing details about the electric motorcycle it’s rolling out this year that it hopes will capture the imagination of a new generation of riders and put a charge into its diminishing sales. The LiveWire, which will soon be available in a limited number of dealerships, will cost nearly $30,000 and can go zero to 60 mph in three seconds. There is no clutch and no shifting. The company said Thursday that buyers will have access to free charging at participating LiveWire dealers for the first two years. The Milwaukee motorcycle company has struggled with declining sales and an...