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Ross Lydall

Fire alert sounded over faulty batteries used in e-scooters and bikes

Mayor Sadiq Khan has issues a fire altert over some e-scooters and e-bikes

(Picture: Martin Katler/Unsplash)

Sadiq Khan has issued a fire alert about privately-owned e-scooters and online conversion kits for e-bikes.

The Mayor said he had “serious safety concerns” that some lithium-ion batteries bought on the web breached trading standards and were a fire hazard.

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