Almost 100 people have been injured, and more than 50 fires started by electric bikes, e-scooters, e-skateboards and hoverboards in less than three months, according to figures from an Australian research group.
EV FireSafe, which monitors electric vehicle risks, released the data on Tuesday after an e-bike explosion in New South Wales (NSW) forced one man to jump from a second-storey window to escape a blaze that started in his garage.
And experts predicted battery fires and explosions from lightweight electric vehicles would “get a lot worse” unless new regulations and training were introduced to govern use and sale.
EV FireSafe chief executive Emma Sutcliffe said the group had verified 57 serious incidents caused by micro-mobility vehicles since January, injuring 97 people and causing eight deaths worldwide….