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Written question asked by Baroness Pidgeon (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 11 December 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 27 December 2024. It was answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 December 2024 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.

Electric Vehicles: Batteries

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many investigations have been launched by the Office for Product Safety and Standards into manufacturers of batteries used in (1) e-bikes, and (2) e-scooters, in each of the last five years; and where the batteries used by those manufacturers were produced.

Answer

The Office for Product Safety and Standards is leading a programme of action to tackle the causes of fires in e-bikes and e-scooters. This includes targeted regulatory action, working with Local Authority Trading Standards at ports and borders, to identify non-compliant businesses and prevent unsafe products entering the market.

OPSS has published 21 product recalls and 28 product safety reports covering regulators’ interventions on e-bikes and e-scooters, lithium-ion batteries and chargers, since 2022.

OPSS’ enforcement actions are published on gov.uk quarterly. Information on products that present risks are published on the Product Recalls and Alerts site on gov.uk.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3407
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Safety Batteries Electric scooters Electric bicycles
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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