Ebbets Field Apartments in Brooklyn introduces seven PopWheels battery swap cabinets for delivery workers to exchange dead e-bike batteries for charged ones. This initiative is supported by Con Edison and aims to eliminate the dangerous practice of charging lithium-ion batteries inside apartments. The area has experienced at least two battery fires, raising safety concerns among residents. The subscription-based battery swap service is designed to minimize fire risks by providing safe, outdoor charging options. Management has faced challenges enforcing policies against indoor battery charging, despite numerous complaints from residents regarding fire hazards.
Delivery workers who live in Brooklyn's Ebbets Field Apartments can now swap their dead e-bike batteries for charged ones without leaving their sprawling apartment complex.
PopWheels - a Brooklyn-based start-up - hosted Monday's grand opening featuring Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest, Council Member Crystal Hudson and Ebbets Field Tenants Organization Beverly Newsome.
Each PopWheels cabinets holds 16 batteries. The company's goal is to reduce the risk of fires by charging batteries outside of apartment buildings in fire-safe charging cabinets.
Newsome, the tenants association president, said she is inundated with complaints about lithium-ion battery fires.
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