{"id":388291,"date":"2025-11-18T20:02:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/388291\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T20:02:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T20:02:13","slug":"dot-to-install-e-bike-battery-swapping-cabinets-on-nyc-sidewalks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/388291\/","title":{"rendered":"DOT to install e-bike battery-swapping cabinets on NYC sidewalks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A delivery worker swaps e-bike batteries using a battery swap cabinet piloted in 2024. <\/p>\n

Photo by NYC DOT<\/p>\n

E-bike riders<\/a> will soon be able to conveniently charge their devices on NYC sidewalks through the continuation of a pilot program designed to combat lithium-ion battery fires, city officials said on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT)<\/a> will install e-bike battery-swapping cabinets at 25 locations throughout the city, with most of them based in Manhattan. The program is based on a 2024 pilot and will expand the cabinetry to support the growing number of electric micromobility ridership in the city, officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The DOT will consider all of Manhattan as well as Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Long Island City and parts of the South Bronx for the new outdoor cabinets. The agency stated that it will collect feedback on site selection, design, and implementation, with preliminary utility upgrades scheduled\u00a0for 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The cabinets are expected to be on sidewalks in 2027.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

According to the DOT, the cabinets will have fire-suppression features, real-time battery health monitoring and automatic alerts to the system provider to help ensure safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Delivery workers will be able to utilize the entire network of public battery-swapping cabinets through a paid membership, but officials stated they will work to ensure access to charging infrastructure remains \u201caffordable and accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDelivery workers have one of the toughest jobs in New York City. Building a public e-bike charging network is an investment in better working conditions and more peace of mind for working-class New Yorkers,\u201d DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said. \u201cSafer charging practices are integral to a cleaner and more sustainable future, especially as e-bike use continues to grow citywide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Transportation and FDNY officials\u00a0stated that they will collaborate to ensure the sidewalk cabinets are certified to applicable\u00a0UL standards<\/a> and that the installation sites meet the\u00a0required safety clearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPreventing lithium-ion battery fires is a top priority for the FDNY,\u201d FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said. \u201cThrough a robust public education campaign and public outreach, we have been able to make progress in reducing deaths and injuries caused by these devices. By expanding access to safe charging infrastructure in neighborhoods where delivery workers rely on e-bikes the most, the city is taking a critical next step to prevent future tragedies and keep New Yorkers safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, delivery worker advocates applauded the DOT\u2019s move, calling it a \u201ccritical step forward\u201d for safety.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cFor years, immigrant delivery workers have been sounding the alarm about unsafe batteries and the lack of public charging options,\u201d said Ligia Guallpa, executive director of Worker\u2019s Justice Project and co-founder of its Los Deliveristas Unidos campaign. \u201cThis new commitment to certified battery-swapping and charging cabinets is a significant investment in building the safe, equitable infrastructure this workforce needs to power a greener, more sustainable last-mile delivery system in New York City.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A delivery worker swaps e-bike batteries using a battery swap cabinet piloted in 2024. Photo by NYC DOT…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":388292,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,185107,185108,52471,29652,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,11900,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-388291","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-battery-chargers","10":"tag-battery-swapping-cabinet","11":"tag-dot","12":"tag-e-bikes","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-city","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkcity","17":"tag-ny","18":"tag-nyc","19":"tag-transit","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-united-states-of-america","22":"tag-unitedstates","23":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","24":"tag-us","25":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115572490843504470","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}