NSW closes loophole to stamp out fires caused by substandard lithium-ion batteries in ebikes and scooters

August 13th, 2024

The Guardian, Other, 09/08/2024, Daisy Dumas
New South Wales is cracking down on the sale of some e-bikes and e-scooters in a nationwide first aimed at reducing the scourge of battery-related fires, while pushing for a nationally coordinated approach to the growing problem. […] The new standards will clamp down on a loophole that has allowed many poor quality e-bike and e-scooter lithium batteries to enter Australia, CSIRO principal research scientist, Adam Best, said.

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