Preventing E-Bike Fires Is One of the Jobs For NYC Mayor Eric Adams

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new pilot program to help delivery workers safely charge their e-bike batteries. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman reports.

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00:00New York City is promising to help charge its residents' e-bike batteries.

00:04E-bikes have become popular among many city dwellers, especially delivery workers.

00:08But they can be dangerous, and not just when they're on the move.

00:11Their lithium batteries can explode and start fires.

00:14Such fires have caused 18 deaths in New York City so far this year.

00:18So on Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams announced a new program to address this crisis.

00:23Launching earlier next year, the pilot will test new technologies like battery swapping networks

00:30and secure bike parking docks that would allow a select group of delivery workers

00:36to charge bikes safely outside of their homes.

00:39The goal is to really move this outdoors.

00:42This pilot is part of a larger plan called Charge Safe, Ride Safe.

00:46And if it's successful, it could prevent hundreds of fires.

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