Electric Bicycles: Fires
Commons · Question 51246 · Tabled 9 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 16 May 2025
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of e-bike battery fires caused by products manufactured outside the (a) UK and (b) EU.
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 16 May 2025
The Office for Product Safety and Standards leads a programme of activity to tackle the fire risks from unsafe lithium-ion e-bike batteries. All e-bikes and lithium-ion batteries placed on the UK market must be safe and producers are responsible for ensur...