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 ...

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 ...

DENVER — Federal regulators urged e-bike owners on Monday to stop using a specific type of lithium ion battery sold by Rad Power Bikes, but stopped short of issuing a recall for the battery. The ...

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 24, 2025 at ...

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.” ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...

Rad Power Bikes, the brand known for popularizing e-bikes, has had a rocky few years defined by severe layoffs, three CEOs, and warnings against its batteries, all of which culminated in a bankruptcy ...

E-bike pioneer Rad Power Bikes has rolled into a new home. Life Electric Vehicles Holdings (Life EV) has officially acquired one of the marquee names in the e-bike industry for nearly $13.3 million ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...