‘At Least One E-bike or E-scooter Catching Fire Each Week’: Low Quality Electric Devices Banned From Apartments

Published on February 16, 2024

Australian apartment residents may face restrictions on storing cheap, imported or damaged electric scooters, bikes, and skateboards in their homes as strata owners advocate for stricter regulations to address growing fire hazards associated with lithium batteries. Australia’s peak body representing strata owners launched a number of proposed by-laws regulating the use of battery-powered mobility devices in apartment buildings during a seminar held on Feb. 15. The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) also introduced a “code of conduct” outlining safety guidelines for apartment owners and residents regarding the use of lithium-ion devices. Those who violate the proposed by-laws could be held liable if they caused fires....

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