Rad Power announces completion of UL certification, New York Travel Product Purge
Rad Power Bikes announced this month that all of its e-bike and lithium-ion battery products are UL certified. Following the implementation of New York's lithium-ion battery safety legislation, a succession of e-bike brands have been certified, improving the quality of the products sold in the marketplace and ensuring the safety of the products for users.
The lithium-ion battery safety legislation passed by the U.S. New York City Council on 2 March this year was formally launched, and the bill requires that e-bikes legally sold, rented or leased in New York City need to be certified to UL 2849, a standard that covers an e-bike's complete electrical system, including the battery, charger and motor. Similarly, powered mobility devices will need to meet UL 2272, and all lithium-ion batteries sold separately will need to meet UL 2271. sellers who don't comply will be subject to civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation.
Rad Power Bikes says the brand has always produced UL-compliant e-bikes, and this announcement is a formal determination of Rad's UL compliance with both standards for current and future models through a UL-approved third-party laboratory. "As an industry leader with more than 600,000 riders, Rad is proud to move the industry forward by supporting stricter regulations and guidelines"
While the regulation appears to be a powerful guide to the regulation of products in the marketplace, New York's determination to curb fires goes beyond the manufacturing side of the industry, with the City Council approving a two-year city-funded trade-in programme that will replace uncertified e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries on the market at a reduced cost or free of charge. The programme will replace uncertified e-bikes and lithium-ion battery products on the market at a reduced cost or for free. "This is an important stopgap measure to make sure the equipment is in place as we are trying to require the sale of certified equipment," said promoter Bowers, who said the urban area is at risk of 175 lithium-ion battery fires so far this year, with 96 injuries and 14 deaths.
The trade-in programme is expected to help 65,000 delivery workers in New York City get certified e-bikes and batteries.Uber and e-bike brand Zoomo both have delivery worker trade-in programmes, but many have argued that the upgrades are too costly. For the wider delivery workforce, Councillor Oswald Ferris has proposed requiring third-party delivery app companies to provide safety equipment for their employees. Meanwhile Grubhub and e-bike rental platform JOCO launched a programme in June to provide at least 500 urban delivery partners with e-bikes powered by lithium-ion batteries certified to international standard IEC 62133.
Councillor Gail A. Brewer has asked the city's transport department to update its existing commercial bicycle safety course to include e-bikes and mopeds, with a focus on battery safety. "Clearly, there are a lot of new players in the delivery worker issue who are not getting the education they need. This bill would require app companies to distribute safety course materials to workers and would require app companies to provide, at their own expense, safety equipment, including headlights, taillights, reflectors, helmets, and bells or other types of audible signals"
We also hope that the production of e-bikes will become more and more standardised, so that the safety of our customers can be guaranteed. Our Gravity electric bicycles have been UL certified, please look forward to the UL certified e-bikes brought to you by Gravity!
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21th/09/23