EV Scooters and E-Bikes Are Catching On Fire Across Nation – Is It Time To Crackdown?
Let’s face it, recent years have seen a massive swell of electric mobility machines on the market. While that typically means good things for the consumer – competitive business ethics and all – there’s also a problem, a lack of control over the products that enter said market. What does this mean?
Well, for the United States, in particular, 39 states surveyed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have revealed 208 cases of overheating and fires caused by micro-mobility machines. Oh, and at least 19 fatalities have been caused by this industry. But what does this mean for folks like you and me? That’s precisely what we’re here to explore.