micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!
"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
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The fender of a few different ENGWEs do not have any sort of emergency release to pop them off in the event of a failure, so when they fail (and they often do, because the old mount they used was garbage too), the whole fender wraps around the front tire and sends the rider into the pavement. Sucks to happen at 12-15 mph, but it's a lot worse at 20+
They claim to have fixed it on newer models but they never did anything about the old ones and plenty are still out in the market now. If you have one, you can either take the front fender off entirely or replace the bolts with zip ties that will brake when the mount fails instead of yeeting you into concrete. Alternately, you can buy a better, safer fender.
If you want to learn more about the subject in general, Sheldon Brown wrote a pretty good article about it. To be fair, it can happen on any bike without a properly designed fender so keep an eye out if you use them. It's also a good idea to regularly check over every part of your ride and make sure nothing is loose, damaged, etc. (and always wear a helmet of course).
As it happens, I've been meaning to get a front fender, as ebike speeds are sufficient for the front tire to fling water up and directly into my face. I've never actually owned a bike with a front fender so this is useful info for me. Thanks!
Oh yeah, keep an eye out for those safety features mentioned in the article when you're shopping for fenders. I use SKS fenders on my commuter and they're pretty good quality with multiple safety features. I trust them not to fail, and in the event they do, they are designed to fail gracefully.