Sidewalk E-Bike Battery Swapping and Charging Cabinets 101:
To reduce the fire risk posed by lithium-ion batteries, the City of New York supports the installation of outdoor e-bike battery charging and swapping cabinets on public sidewalks.
Through an agreement with NYC DOT called a revocable consent, property owners and tenants can petition to install e-bike battery swapping and charging cabinets adjacent to their buildings in the public right-of-way. Each e-bike battery swapping and charging cabinet will need to comply with existing siting requirements for revocable consents.
Under the new rules, published Thursday in the City Record, a battery swapping and charging cabinet may be installed outdoors and adjacent to buildings with ground floor commercial and community facility uses and residential buildings with five or more dwelling units.
Electric micromobility device battery swapping and charging cabinets provide a safer way for e-bike users to charge and access Underwriters Laboratories (UL)-certified batteries that are designed to minimize fire risk.
Battery-swapping cabinets by Swobbee: Test users have on-demand access to cabinets with UL-certified, lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. Only batteries provided and maintained by Swobbee can be charged in their cabinets.
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