Electric bike
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes defended its quality control standards and denied the liability claim of a class-action lawsuit filed last week that a faulty fork and quick-release skewer design can cause the wheel to disengage.

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A Maryland man filed a class-action lawsuit against Rad Power Bikes on behalf of himself and other consumers for manufacturing a faulty fork and quick-release skewer design that combined with the weight of the bike can allow the wheel to disengage.
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — The City Council on Thursday approved a two-year city-funded trade-in program to get uncertified e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries off the streets in the latest legislative action to reduce the growing number of fires that have averaged four a week.

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes announced Tuesday that all of its e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries will meet UL certification going forward.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — The industry's e-bike battery recycling program has collected and recycled more than 43,000 pounds of batteries since the program began in November 2021.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our September magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How does your shop manage e-bike battery risk? What steps do you take to manage uncertified batteries, and do you participate in any battery recycling programs?

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — In conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Lectric Ebikes is recalling the front and rear mechanical disc brake calipers spec'd on its XP 3.0 models because they can fail, posing a crash and injury hazard.
SAN FRANCISCO (BRAIN) — A trial date was established Thursday in a man's lawsuit claiming general negligence, product liability, and breach of warranty against Rad Power Bikes after the case management conference was canceled.

SCHLITTERS, Austria (BRAIN) — Lithium-ion battery manufacturer The BMZ Group acquired e-bike brand Nox Cycles Austria, its sister companies in Germany and Switzerland, and the Hawk Bikes brand.

AMSTERDAM (BRAIN) — Pon Holdings and Volkswagen Financial Services will collaborate to expand e-bike leasing for employees and commercial customers in the U.S. and Europe.

LONDON (BRAIN) — British e-mobility company Lavoie has acquired VanMoof and intends to stabilize, grow, and develop the Dutch e-bike brand that declared bankruptcy in July.
Acquisition terms were not announced.
WELS, Austria (BRAIN) — Pierer Mobility AG, the owner of Felt Bicycle and e-bike brands including Husqvarna and GASGAS, announced first-half revenues of 1.154 billion euros ($1.26 billion), up 20.2% from the first half last year.