Grieving father calls for urgent e-bike safety measures after fatal blaze
Scott Peden lost his partner Gemma, 31, and their children Lilly, eight, and Oliver, four, during a fire caused by an e-bike battery bought online.
Source: lbc.co.uk
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Grieving father calls for urgent e-bike safety measures after fatal blaze
Scott Peden lost his partner Gemma, 31, and their children Lilly, eight, and Oliver, four, during a fire caused by an e-bike battery bought online.
Source: aol.co.uk
'Unexploded bombs': call for action after 11 deaths in UK due to e-bike fires | Cycling
Dangerous batteries and conversion kits still being sold online, new safety data reveals
Source: theguardian.com
"It is almost like having an unexploded bomb in your house": New figures reveal 11 deaths from e-bike fires in UK last year, as MPs call for tighter regulations
Latest calls come soon after London Fire Brigade urged users to check whether their vehicles have "dangerous" UPP lithium battery that has repeatedly "failed catastrophically and caused devastating fires"
Source: road.cc
E-bike power may double despite deadly threat from battery fires
Electric bike motors would double in power under government plans, despite fears the move risks causing potentially lethal fires.
Source: yahoo.com
UPP e-bike battery linked to multiple fires - four online marketplaces told to withdraw it from sale
The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued withdrawal notices to four online marketplaces requiring them to stop selling a "dangerous" e-bike battery manufactured by a company called UPP (Unit Pack Power). Consumers are also being advised not to use the triangle-shaped U004 frame battery which the OPSS said has been linked to a number of fires across
Source: ebiketips.road.cc
Grieving mum of model killed in Bermondsey e-bike battery fire
The grieving mum of a model killed in an e-bike battery fire has made it her "only purpose" to use the tragedy to toughen up laws.
Source: newsshopper.co.uk
My daughter was killed in an e-bike fire - something has to change: Grief-stricken mother of 21-year-old model who died in London flat blaze calls for blanket ban on the electric vehicles
Sofia Duarte, 21, died when a blaze caused by a converted e-bike battery ripped through a flat block on Old Kent Road in Bermondsey, southeast London on New Years Day 2023.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Sofia Duarte: Mum calls for e-bike battery rules after daughter death
Maria Frasquilho Macarro's daughter, Sofia Duarte, 21, died in a fire at her flat in January 2023.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Family of woman killed in e-bike fire begs MPs for tighter regulations and stricter enforcement
The family of a woman who died in a fire believed to have been caused by a converted e-bike’s battery bursting into flames has called for stronger legislation on e-bikes and e-scooters to ensure their safe usage. 21-year-old Sofia Duarte died on January 1, 2023 in a flat fire on Old Kent Road, South Bermondsey. Investigators found a bike had been converted into an e-bike and
Source: ebiketips.road.cc