NYC Passes Battery ‘Buy-Back’ Program to Curb Lithium-Ion Fires

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By Julianne CubaSep 14, 2023, 5:33 pm171 pts
They’re trying to light a fire under the apps. The City Council on Thursday rubber-stamped a bill to create a citywide “buy back” program that would allow delivery workers to exchange faulty or second-hand lithium-ion batteries for safe, certified ones — and a trio of pols also introduced a slate of…

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