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Luke Costin

New battery crackdown after 50 blazes this year

Lithium-ion battery-related fires are occurring at a rate of one every four days in NSW. (HANDOUT/FIRE AND RESCUE NSW)

E-bikes, e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards will have to meet new product standards in NSW to halt a rising number of dangerous blazes.

Lithium-ion battery-related fires, including those caused by low-quality batteries in e-mobility devices, are the fastest-growing type of fires in NSW, with one every four days this year, the state government says.

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