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About three times a day, Rich Benoit gets a call to his auto shop, The Electrified Garage, from the owner of an older Tesla Model S whose car battery has begun to fail. The battery, which used to ...

E-bikes have been in the news recently for a reason nobody wants: Their batteries are sparking dangerous fires. One conflagration burned down homes and businesses in the Bronx in New York City in ...

Right to Repair laws are common in many countries and are designed to prevent manufacturers from maintaining a monopoly with costly repair services to fix a device. But electric bike makers are ...

If you’re at all mechanically adept, chances are you’re unfazed when you find yourself stuck on the side of a road with a flat tire. Provided you have a spare tube or patch kit, chances are you’ll be ...

Electric bikes, which are rapidly growing in popularity, pose an increasing safety risk because of fast-spreading fires sparked by the lithium ion batteries that power them. The growing danger is ...

Advocates, lawmakers and fire safety experts have spotlighted best practices. Electric bikes have made headlines for the dramatic leap in sales of the devices during the pandemic. However, they've ...

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About three times a day, Rich Benoit gets a call to his auto shop, The Electrified Garage, from the owner of an older Tesla Model S whose car battery has begun to fail. The battery, which used to ...