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01 HOW SAFE ARE EBIKES?

“The deadly e-bombs in Britain’s homes: How e-bikes and scooters carry batteries with the stored energy of SIX grenades.” MailOnline pulled no punches when reporting that the first three months of 2023 saw four UK deaths due to exploding lithium-ion batteries in ebikes and escooters.

In the first half of 2023, on average, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) had been called to an ebike or escooter fire once every two days – a 60% increase compared to

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