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NYC's delivery drivers depend on e-bikes, but charging and storing them isn't easy

by Samantha Fields

Sep 20, 2022

E-bikes are particularly popular among food delivery workers, and an informal, underground economy has sprung up to support them.

New York City is considering banning e-bikes from public housing after a number of fires have been attributed to their rechargeable batteries.

Eduardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images

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