The e-bike safety register: press kit
Which e-bike makers name the safety standard New York City requires on their own product pages? Original data, free to reuse with credit, and the numbers below are computed from the register itself.
- Bikes read
- 31 from 8 makers
- Name UL 2849
- 19 of 31
- Do not name it
- 12 of 31
- Pages read
- 20 October 2026
The finding
Of 31 e-bikes from 8 makers read on their US product pages on 20 October 2026, 19 name UL 2849, the standard New York City's Local Law 39 requires, and 12 do not.
What are the story angles?
Who names the standard New York requires?
New York City's Local Law 39 of 2023 requires e-bikes sold there to be certified to UL 2849. Of 31 e-bikes read on their makers' own US product pages, 19 name UL 2849 and 12 do not. Lectric and Velotric named both UL standards on every tracked bike.
"UL certified" is not a standard number
7 of 31 pages say "UL certified" with no number, or put the standard only in a site-wide banner. UL 2271 covers the battery pack alone; UL 2849 covers the whole electrical system, including the charger owners plug in overnight. 1 page names only the battery standard.
The fastest bikes say the least
4 bikes claim pedal assist past 28 mph, the Class 3 limit in the PeopleForBikes model e-bike law that most states follow, all from Jasion. None of their product pages names a UL standard.
How do the makers compare?
| Maker | Bikes read | Name both UL 2849 and UL 2271 | Name no UL standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lectric | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Velotric | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rad | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Aventon | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Heybike | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jasion | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Fiido | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiboy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Counts are bikes tracked in PeakLoadout's guides, not every model a maker sells. Each bike is coded by the most specific thing its own product page names.
What can be quoted?
"Of 31 e-bikes read on their makers' own US pages, 19 name the safety standard New York City requires and 12 do not." (PeakLoadout, 20 October 2026)
"Read what the product page itself says. A banner that says 'UL certified' is not the same as a product page that names UL 2849." (Vincent Couey, PeakLoadout)
"This records what product pages say, not what a bike is certified to. A maker can hold a certificate it does not mention, and we would like to hear from every maker about their row." (Vincent Couey, PeakLoadout)
Where is the data?
The full register is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit. CSV, JSON and a citation are on the register page, and every row links to the product page it was read from.
What does the register not say?
It records what each bike's own product page says, not what a bike is certified to. A maker can hold a certificate it does not mention, or name a standard elsewhere on its site, such as a model-comparison page. It covers 8 makers and the bikes our guides track. Each row carries a verification status: desk-checked, maker-verified or hands-on tested. See how a row moves up.
Can makers respond?
Yes. A maker can confirm or correct any row in writing; the change is dated and kept in our records. Corrections go through contact and corrections. Makers who want a bike tested start on the review units page.
Who do I contact?
Vincent Wesley Couey 0009-0005-6869-308X, editor of PeakLoadout, vinnycouey@gmail.com. Author profile. PeakLoadout is the outdoor spec desk of Lattice, a network of reference sites; the register and its method are on this site and credited to the author.