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Electric Bicycles: Fires

Asked by Paul DaviesLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 19 May 2025UIN 51247

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many incidents of battery fires on (a) converted and (b) non-converted e-bikes were reported to the Office for Product Safety and Standards in the last 12 months for which data are available.

Answered by Justin Madders

The Office for Product Safety and Standards received reports of 161 UK e-bike fires in 2023, of which 46% were post-market conversions. Data for 2024 is being complied and will be published in due course.

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