Rad Power Bikesâ batteries are a fire risk and shouldnât be used, CPSC warns
date linked: 24 November 2025
source: link to article, from theverge.com
Dammit, now is not a great time to be looking for a replacement ebike. And it looks like Rad is going under, too? Ugh.
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Ebike adventure of the day: Taking a speed bump so fast it disconnected an important cord, and I spend a couple minutes trying to figure out why I lost power.
Not only did my e-bike’s battery charger short out but the slow leak in the rear tire also turned into a straight up flat soon thereafter. Thanks to the student-run bike workshop on campus, I still got home in time to pick up kiddo from school, but I remain grumpy.
Not thrilled about the faint burning plastic smell that was coming from the charger for my e-bike’s battery today. (I immediately unplugged it and have reluctantly added replacing it to today’s to-do list).
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