Rad Power Bikes batteries receive extensive fire hazard warning

The batteries that power Rad Power Bikes’ e-bikes “pose a risk of serious injury and death” and owners should stop using them, According to To the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.

warning, Released on Monday By CSPC, this is due to the risk of batteries catching fire or exploding. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has linked the batteries to 31 fire reports so far. Twelve of these incidents resulted in property damage, and some occurred even when the batteries were not charged, according to the commission.

“Hazardous batteries can ignite and explode unexpectedly, posing a danger to consumers, especially when the battery or harness is exposed to water and debris,” the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wrote.

The battery fires and CPSC warning come at a very bad time for Rad Power, which… He told employees earlier this month The company will close permanently in January if it cannot find new financing.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Monday that Rad Power “refused to agree to an acceptable recall,” and claimed the company said it was “unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers” because of its financial condition.

Rad Power told TechCrunch that it “strongly stands behind our batteries and reputation as leaders in the e-bike industry, and strongly disagrees with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)’s description of some Rad batteries as defective or unsafe.”

The company said it “offered several good-faith solutions to address the agency’s concerns,” including upgrading customers to its newest batteries, which are not subject to the official warning. “CPSC declined this opportunity. The significant cost of an all-or-nothing order would force Rad to close its doors immediately, leaving no way to support our riders or employees.” (Edge Reported for the first time Rad Power’s dispute with the Consumer Product Safety Commission.)

Rad Power claimed that its batteries meet “the highest industry standards” and said that the “battery-related accident rate in a Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) notification is a fraction of one percent.”

“While this number is low, we know that one incident is too many, and we are deeply saddened by any report involving our products,” the company told TechCrunch in an email.

Owners can find out if they have covered batteries by the warning on the CPSC Warning page. The committee asks customers not to dispose of lithium-ion batteries, or bring them to traditional recycling companies. Instead, they must bring the batteries to “municipal household hazardous waste collection centers.”