Benjamin Preston has been a reporter with the Consumer Reports autos team since 2020, focusing on new and used car buying, auto insurance, car maintenance and repair, and electric bikes.

In September 2023 this Lectric Folding Electric Bike was voluntarily recalled because the mechanical disc brake calipers located on the front and rear of the e-bike can fail resulting in loss of ...

Consumer Reports agrees and has endorsed legislation currently working ... An e-bike that caught fire on a New York City street. Follow these electric-bike safety tips from the FDNY. The same advice ...