There have been over 200 battery fires from e-bikes and e-scooters this year alone according to New York’s Fire Department.

Now, the city is trying to figure out how to prevent these fires from happening.

But trying to do so without impacting the thousands of delivery workers that rely on these devices for a living is challenging.

So why are e-bike and e-scooter fires becoming a bigger problem? And what can be done to stop them?

0:00 - E-bikes and E-Scooters keep catching fire.
1:26 - Here’s how battery fires start
3:06 - How can you prevent an e-bike fire?
3:58 - New York’s $1m investment into public charging hubs.


Illustration: George Downs

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