Without clear federal standards, the rapid growth of unregulated e-bikes is creating real safety risks for pedestrians, ...

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In May, the Biden administration slapped new tariffs on a range of Chinese goods, including a 100% levy on electric vehicles. Though few Chinese EVs are sold in the U.S., the decision reflects a tense ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – Emergency rooms and first responders across Northeast Florida saw a wave of young e-bike riders with serious injuries. Wolfson Children’s Hospital reported just three patients ...

The e-bike revolution started with the pandemic and has been hailed as the answer to everything from traffic congestion to greenhouse gas emissions to fitness to depression. Indeed, it has the ...

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The popularity of bikes with electric motors has soared recently, with U.S. sales topping $1.3 billion in 2022. But while e-bikes are being hailed as a more accessible mode of transportation, their ...

As e-scooters, hoverboards and e-bikes increase in popularity, emergency rooms are seeing a surge in injuries — fractures, contusions, burns and cuts — related to the products, continuing a multiyear ...

When Colorado and California first offered state-backed rebates for electric bicycles, hailed as a climate and mobility solution, a frenzied scramble to score a voucher ensued. Hundreds gone with a ...

VISTAVISTA — A woman who ran a stop sign in Carlsbad and fatally struck a mother who was riding an e-bike with her toddler daughter was sentenced Thursday to 90 days in county jail and 90 days of ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is pushing legislation to regulate electric bikes and, for the first time, rein in the more dangerous “e-motos” that go upward of 50 mph. A new state ...