Electric bike

MÜHLTAL, Germany (BRAIN) — Riese & Müller informed retailers Monday morning that it is unable to ship e-bikes to the U.S. because of the new U.S. import rules placing a 50% tariff on steel used in e-bikes.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (BRAIN) — The state's first solar-powered e-bike charging and rental station opened in Somerville on Thursday that's part of a collaboration between Metro Mobility and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Firefighters extinguished a lithium-ion battery fire Sunday in the cellar of a Queens home operating as a battery repair business, according to the Fire Department of New York.

LAKEWOOD, Calif. (BRAIN) — Tern Bicycles is collaborating with used e-bike marketplace Upway to offer a trade-in program at U.S. dealers.

IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — The National Bicycle Dealers Association is calling on manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to adopt UL standards for e-bikes, lithium-ion batteries, and other e-mobility devices.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a federal judge's ruling reinstating three Consumer Product Safety Commissioners fired by President Trump in May.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — After initially declining to issue a recall, Shenzhen Fengqisi Car Industry Co. Ltd. of China will recall about 100 FENGQS F7 Pro e-bikes sold on Amazon because of fire and burn hazards from the lithium-ion battery that can result in serious injury or death.

UTICA, N.Y. (BRAIN) — eBliss Global plans to invest more than $4.1 million in an e-bike assembly and logistics factory here, the company announced Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Giant Bicycle is recalling about 6,200 Momentum Vida E+ e-bikes because a faulty steerer tube poses a fall hazard. Four cases of a broken steerer tube have been reported, but no injuries resulted.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — The 2026 city budget approved last week includes creating the Department of Sustainable Delivery within the Department of Transportation to regulate e-bikes and comes a few weeks after Mayor Eric Adams said he is implementing a new 15 mph speed limit for e-bikes and e-scooters.
Pat Cunnane says when a product sold by a third-party seller proves hazardous, marketplace platforms like Amazon too often dodge the responsibility for recalls, leaving consumers vulnerable and recalls ineffective.

BETHESDA, Md. (BRAIN) — A federal judge reinstated three Consumer Product Safety Commissioners fired in May by the Trump administration after they objected to staff cuts and sued nearly two weeks later for unlawful dismissal.