As electric bikes proliferate among New York City's delivery workforce, concerns over fire hazards from low-quality batteries have arisen. PopWheels, a network designed for safe battery swaps, aims to combat this issue by replacing the need for private charging at home, which has been linked to dangerous overheating. Co-founded by Baruch Herzfeld, PopWheels has launched its first permanent e-bike battery-swapping station following a successful pilot program, promoting safer alternatives for the increasing number of e-bike users, particularly immigrants in the city.
Electric bikes have become a common sight on New York City's streets, especially among the city's estimated 65,000 food app delivery workers - a significant portion of whom are immigrants.
PopWheels aims to address the fire hazard associated with e-bike battery charging at home by providing a battery swap network that uses safety-tested batteries.
The whole city is charging batteries in their house... there’s tenements full of immigrants just charging batteries, leading to overheating and fire risks.
It's something to save lives,
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