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The article and link "A fire in a Manhattan apartment building caused by a cut-rate scooter battery highlights the need for higher vehicle standards." are misleading and wrong.
The fire was caused by an illegal bike repair business, servicing illegal, non-compliant eBikes with poor-quality batteries on the 20th floor of a NY building.
Hi Guys,
The article and link "A fire in a Manhattan apartment building caused by a cut-rate scooter battery highlights the need for higher vehicle standards." are misleading and wrong.
The fire was caused by an illegal bike repair business, servicing illegal, non-compliant eBikes with poor-quality batteries on the 20th floor of a NY building.
It had absolutely nothing to do with scooters.
Can you please issue a correction? The fact-based article by David Zipper would be much more useful- content for your normally reliable newsletter... https://www.fastcompany.com/90807881/why-cracking-down-on-e-bikes-is-the-wrong-response-to-recent-battery-fires
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