Electric scooter Coverage

Electric bike battery starts fire at Raleigh home

No one was injured Sunday when an electric bicycle battery caught fire at a Raleigh home.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

Honda's new scooter is also the box it comes in

(CNN) -- There are lots of electric scooters available today in a huge range of styles and prices. But none of them look like the new Honda Motocompacto.

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN

UNC Police investigating multiple electric scooter thefts on campus

UNC Police said the thefts happened between Sept. 14-25.

WRAL Staff

As electric bikes grow in popularity, so do fires

Electric bikes have grown in popularity, and with that popularity is a growing number of battery fires--some of them fatal.

Fire danger: Battery-powered electric bikes can trigger fatal fires

Maybe you've seen one of those new battery-powered bikes around town or even on an off-road trail. Electric bikes have grown in popularity, and with that popularity is a growing number of battery fires--some of them fatal.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

E-scooters about to make a comeback in Raleigh

By the end of this month, you'll see more electric scooters around Raleigh. The city has signed on with three companies to bring them back after a short hiatus.

Michelle Mackonochie, WRAL anchor/repoter

Report states accidents involving electronic scooters on the rise

More people are getting hurt while riding electronic scooters. Researchers in San Francisco looked at hospital data from 2014 to 2018 to determine the results.

Injuries from scooters on the rise

Most injuries involving scooters are minor, but 10 to 20 percent of scooter injuries at WakeMed are serious, Dr. Andy Jakubowicz said. He recommends wearing helmets and close-toed shoes.

New e-scooter company to replace Bird and Lime in Raleigh

Gotcha, a South Carolina-based company, will deploy 500 scooters in Raleigh this summer.

Robbie Vaglio, WRAL.com intern

Man taken to hospital after e-scooter crash

The rider of an electric scooter was taken to a hospital after police say he hit a car in downtown Raleigh early Thursday.

1 injured after e-scooter crashes with car in downtown Raleigh

The rider of an electric scooter was taken to a hospital after police say he crashed with a car in downtown Raleigh early Thursday.

Joe Fisher, WRAL multimedia journalist, & Deborah Strange, WRAL digital journalist

As e-scooters leave, so do side hustles charging them

James Douglas makes between $100 and $200 a night charging Bird scooters, but that side hustle will be gone once Bird leaves Raleigh this month.

As e-scooter companies leave Raleigh, professional chargers brace for lost business

James Douglas makes between $100 and $200 a night charging Bird scooters, but that side hustle will be gone once Bird leaves Raleigh this month.

Joe Fisher, WRAL multimedia journalist

Bird and Lime scooters to cease operations in Raleigh

Two popular e-scooter companies confirmed Thursday that they are putting the brakes on operations in Raleigh because of "burdensome regulations" imposed by City Hall.

Alfred Charles, WRAL.com managing editor

State effort to regulate e-scooters advances in House

North Carolina legislators have taken a small first step toward regulating electric scooters as big cities wrestle with managing scooters and the companies that offer them to the public.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

E-scooter debate continues: Where should they be allowed?

North Carolina legislators have taken a small first step toward regulating electric scooters as big cities wrestle with managing scooters and the companies that offer them to the public.

E-scooter injuries by the numbers

New research provides more information on electric scooters and the injuries they are causing.

Study: Life-threatening e-scooter injuries becoming more common

Electric scooter rules are clear but often broken.

Rick Armstrong, producer, and Lena Tillett, anchor/reporter

Who pays if you fall off an e-scooter?

Depending on whom you ask, they're a scourge, invading the streets of decent cities around the country, or they're a transportation revolution removing the "last mile" hurdle to using public transit and taking polluting cars off the road.

Jill Cowan, New York Times

5 companies vying to bring e-scooters to Durham

Five companies have expressed interest in bringing electric scooters to the Bull City.

Joe Fisher, WRAL multimedia journalist

In Cary, scooter cause little stir

In contrast to other Triangle cities, Cary has welcomed a flock of Birds with little conflict.

Bird scooters nest comfortably in Cary

While many cities debate and regulate popular electric scooters, the Town of Cary has taken little action. The scooters appeared in town last September, and so far, the only action taken by the town is to update a sidewalk ordinance.

Richard Adkins, WRAL Photojournalist

Raleigh finalizes e-scooter rules

After months of debate over the pros and cons of electric scooters, Raleigh's city council signed off Tuesday on a new ordinance governing their use. But city officials say there's a long way to go before their safety concerns are satisfied.

E-scooters to stay in Raleigh - for now

Raleigh's city council signed off Tuesday on a new ordinance for e-scooters. City officials say they'll be asking for cooperation and accountability from scooter companies next year.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief

Recall issued for popular Lime scooters

A recall involving the popular Lime e-scooters has caused the company to pull some off the roads after people reported the scooters broke apart while in use.