FoI responses collected by insurer show brigades tackled 1,760 battery-linked fires in 2025, up 147% in three years ...
E-bikes blamed as UK fire brigades see 147% rise in lithium-ion battery fires in three years - Record number of fires linked to e-bikes and scooters leave fire fighters 'extremely concerned', and call ...
The fire service said several were hurt - one seriously - in the blaze at a house in Baseball Drive, Normanton.
Discarded batteries are thought to cause several fires a day at waste facilities or in rubbish trucks across the UK. This ...
Fire brigades across the UK are dealing with a lithium-ion battery fire roughly every five hours, prompting warnings from fire chiefs over a rapidly growing hazard they say regula ...
Electric vehicle fires increased by 133% during the same timeframe, while the number of electric vehicles on UK roads tripled ...
Illinois has officially expanded its battery recycling program under the new Illinois Portable and Medium-format Battery ...
Police Scotland targets illegal e-bikes and scooters in Clydebank's Dalmuir and Kilpatrick Hills after a councillor demanded ...
Yet the regulatory framework governing them remains incomplete. This affects insurers, particularly through rising uninsured claims, growing Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) exposure and personal injury ...
Riders have been warned of the growing dangers of electric scooters and bikes.
IT was a peaceful night in January this year for mum-of-six Julie Buckler who was in bed drifting off to sleep beside husband ...