Strata Body Pushes to Ban E-Bike, E-Scooter Charging Inside Apartments

Published on January 11, 2024

Australian apartment residents may soon be prohibited from charging e-bikes or e-scooters inside their homes under new rules developed to tackle rising fire risks from lithium batteries. The Owners Corporation Network (OCN), a peak body representing strata owners in the country, is currently pushing for the adoption of a new by-law that regulates the management of e-bikes or e-scooters among owners corporations, according to ABC News. The by-law is a product of a collaboration between the OCN, local authorities, and electric vehicle (EV) experts and could impose a ban on the storage of cheaper imported, modified, or damaged e-bikes in apartments....

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