Rad Power Bikes, which once claimed to be the most funded electric bike company in the world, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday as it seeks to sell off the company. The bankruptcy, ...

Some batteries that power a popular brand of e-bike pose a fire hazard that can cause serious injury or death and shouldn't be used, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said in a notice ...

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E-bikes are a very good way to get around, but unfortunately most of the affordable models come from companies without fantastic track records of quality control. Even Rad Power Bikes, a longtime ...

DENVER — Federal regulators urged e-bike owners on Monday to stop using a specific type of lithium ion battery sold by Rad Power Bikes, but stopped short of issuing a recall for the battery. The ...

A federal watchdog said two models of batteries found in Rad Power Bikes should be immediately, and safely, disposed of. The bike company disputes the safety agency’s findings. By Alexandra E. Petri A ...

The agency is advising that owners of Rad Power Bikes e-bikes should stop using the bike’s battery due to a fire hazard. The batteries can ignite and explode, "posing a fire hazard to consumers, ...

Seattle-based e-bike company Rad Power Bikes is the subject of a serious warning issued Monday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Rad Power has issued their own statement that ...

Certain e-bike batteries from Rad Power Bikes pose a serious risk of injury and death from fires, and consumers should stop using them immediately. That’s according to a safety warning issued this ...

The batteries that power Rad Power Bikes’ e-bikes “pose a risk of serious injury and death” and owners should stop using them, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The ...

If you purchased or rode an e-bike in the last 10 years, there’s a good chance it was a Rad Power Bike. The company, based in Seattle, was one of the first to popularize e-bikes with the general ...

The Seattle-based electronic bicycle company, Rad Power Bikes, faces a potential closure as the company submitted a preemptive Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) on Friday to lay off ...