Micro-mobility is booming in popularity in New York City. Problem is, something else is booming and that’s the lithium-ion batteries powering these devices. Last year, in NYC alone, there were ...

In New York, lithium battery fires have killed 13 people so far this year, including four people in a blaze that started in an e-bike store in Chinatown on Tuesday. A total of 23 people have died ...

New York City firefighters on Sunday battled a five-alarm fire that officials believe was started by the battery of an e-bike. The New York City Fire Department responded to the fire around 10:41 ...

Facilities in New York must meet some of the country's most stringent fire codes, part of a nationwide effort that reduced ...

New York City is looking to expand its program offering e-bike battery charging stations on city sidewalks. It's an effort to ...

Lithium-ion batteries hold hours worth of backup power for when the city needs it. But where will they go? By Kaya Laterman This fall, when students returned to the Junior High School 144 complex ...

That’s enough to power about 3,000 New York City households for four hours on a hot summer day. Last summer, the battery farm was called half a dozen times, which was enough to reduce greenhouse ...

New York City is looking to expand its program offering e-bike battery charging stations on city sidewalks. It's an effort to get lithium-ion batteries out of apartments and avoid fires.