E-bike and e-scooter fires have injured at least 190 people in UK, data shows

Exclusive: Fires more than quadruple since 2020 after surge in popularity of battery-assisted travelFires sparked by faulty e-bikes and e-scooters have injured at least 190 people in the UK and killed eight, the Guardian can reveal, as a surge in public enthusiasm for battery-assisted travel is matched by a more than quadrupling in blazes since 2020.Overheating lithium-ion batteries create fierce fires, releasing toxic smoke, and are now occurring at the rate of at least six a week in the UK, ac