VanMoof’s sleek electric bikes attracted fans, but the Dutch company’s demise has left owners unable to get repairs and worried that app-enabled functions may stop working.
A bankruptcy court’s ruling was the second time the company was rebuffed in its attempt to settle thousands of lawsuits that claim its products caused cancer.
Yellow, which received a pandemic loan, is winding down operations ahead of an expected bankruptcy filing. The closure of the company would mean the loss of about 30,000 jobs.