RAD Power Bikes is on the brink of closing, and now they are facing another issue - battery fires. But, they aren't issuing a ...

Federal regulators warn against specific Rad Power Bikes batteries linked to fires, raising safety concerns in the booming e-bike market.

Safety regulators urge Rad Power Bike users to halt use of specific batteries after explosion reports raise serious safety ...

Rad Power e-bike batteries "pose a risk of serious injury and death," the CPSC says, after 31 reports of fires.

In an unprecedented move, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a public safety warning urging owners of certain Rad Power Bikes e-bike batteries to immediately stop using them, ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include further comment from Rad Power Bikes submitted via email. A federal safety agency has issued a warning about a brand of e-bike batteries that can ...

Seattle-based e-bike company Rad Power Bikes is the subject of a serious warning issued Monday by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Rad Power has issued their own statement that ...

More often than not, technology moves at a pace that far exceeds our ability to regulate said tech. This is what happened with the wave of e-bike manufacturers hitting the market in recent years; ...

Some batteries that power a popular brand of e-bike pose a fire hazard that can cause serious injury or death and shouldn't be used, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said in a notice ...

What happened to Rad Power Bikes? That’s the question on many minds in Seattle and beyond after the startup revealed Monday it is facing a potential shutdown due to “significant financial challenges.” ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Kurt Schlosser on Nov 10, 2025 at 12 ...