U.S. politicians unite across party lines over e-bike battery regulation

The new bill comes after New York City saw over 400 fires and 300 injuries linked to lithium-ion batteries from 2019 to 2023.

e bike shop after a fire
(Image credit: NYCF)

Despite political division and tension in the U.S., political leaders on both sides agree: e-bike batteries must be regulated to prevent further fires, injuries and deaths.

In June 2023, New York Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Representative Ritchie Torres (D-The Bronx) proposed the “Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act,” a bill to allow the Consumer Product Safety Commission to mandate federal standards for building and importing e-bike batteries. 

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