Electric bike
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (BRAIN) — A fire that started at the Rad Power Bikes’ retail store here on Sunday night is under investigation by the Huntington Beach Fire Department.
TRENTON, N.J. (BRAIN) — New Jersey's governor signed a bill into law on Monday that will require license, registration, and insurance for all e-bike riders. State lawmakers say it addresses a rising number of crashes, including two killed in separate incidents.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes is closing two of its RadRetail company stores today — in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Vancouver, British Columbia — as its bankruptcy proceedings continue.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes has a new CEO as it trims its executive roster during the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, according to a brand spokesperson.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — Rad Power Bikes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday in advance of completing a sale of the company and less than a month after it said it could not afford a recall on some of its older lithium-ion batteries that the Consumer Product Safety Commission deemed unsafe.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Trek is recalling about 700 Domane+ and Checkpoint+ e-bike models because the chainring bolts can loosen, posing a fall and crash hazard.
BOLOGNA, Italy (BRAIN) — Ducati will offer a new range of road, gravel, and e-MTB models in the spring in collaboration with Italian holding company Gruppo Zecchetto and input from three professional Italian cyclists.
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning to stop using some Rad Power Bikes models because the lithium-ion battery can unexpectedly ignite and explode, especially when the battery or harness has been exposed to water and debris.
(BRAIN) — E-bike retailer and brand Pedego has a new owner: the U.S.-based ownership group behind Urtopia, a start-up e-bike brand that offers high-tech carbon fiber and connected e-bikes.
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Refurbished e-bike seller Upway closed a $60 million Series C funding round last week led by an investment by Copenhagen's A.P. Moller Holding. The company said it is looking for U.S. growth and plans to open used e-bike refurbishment centers in Denver and other U.S. cities.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A Washington state man is suing Specialized Bicycle Components after suffering injuries following a crash on a Turbo Levo e-MTB he said was caused by a known motor defect.
UTICA, N.Y. — In a time of tariffs, July’s announcement that eBliss Global will open an e-bike factory in this upstate city garnered considerable mainstream media attention.

