Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 51247
Electric Bicycles: Fires
Tabled: 9 May 2025
Answered: 19 May 2025
Question
Paul Davies
Labour — Colne Valley
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.
Answer
Justin MaddersThe 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.