In this video we finally run head-to-head against an e-bike - a Rad Rover 6 Plus with a 750W motor and a claimed 20 mph top speed. First up is a 100-meter drag race where acceleration matters most, ...

Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes, a pioneer in mass-market e-bikes, filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this week as it continues to look for a buyer amid falling sales and massive debt. Court ...

Electric bike company Rad Power Bikes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, weeks after it warned employees that it could shut down without new funding. The company will continue to ...

Federal safety regulators are warning owners of Rad Power Bikes to stop using certain lithium-ion batteries immediately after reports of explosions. The new information may shed light on the company’s ...

Rad Power Bikes and EZE Ryders were hit with a product liability lawsuit on Dec. 1 in California Superior Court for San Diego County over injuries sustained by a teenage e-bike rider. The suit, ...

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning that some lithium‑ion batteries used in certain e‑bikes made by Rad Power Bikes pose a serious fire hazard that could lead to injury or even death.

The batteries pose a risk of serious injury and death, the agency says, after 31 reports of fires. But Rad Power isn't offering replacements or refunds. Side view of a Rad Power Bikes lithium-ion ...

Cyclists who ride certain models from a Seattle-based electric bike company should immediately dispose of their bike’s batteries, according to a federal warning. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety ...

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 ...