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E-bike and e-scooter fires on the rise

Deniz Huseyin
16 April 2026
 

E-bike and e-scooter fires in the UK reached a record high last year, fire brigades data has revealed. 

Some 432 e-bike fires were recorded in 2025, representing a 38% rise from the 313 recorded in 2024, and more than five times higher than the 84 recorded incidents in 2021. In 2025 there were 147 e-scooter fires – a 20% increase from the 123 recorded in 2024, with 88 recorded in 2021.

The data was submitted by 37 fire brigades in response to a Freedom of Information request from the...

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