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An urgent recall alert has been released warning consumers in the United Kingdom about an electric scooter that can go up in flames.
Trading Standards, a consumer watchdog agency, reports “Isinwheel” branded e-scooters can catch fire after being folded.
The electric scooter is black with the model number E9T and product code B10320020012800433.
These Isinwheel electric scooters are powered by a lithium-ion battery that is JETECH branded, according to the Trading Standards recall alert.
These scooters are made in China and feature folding handlebars with sharp edges that can reportedly cut wiring when collapsed. Once cut, these wires can cause the circuits to catch fire.
Officials set the risk level on this alert as “serious” and regulators are determining the next steps for this recall, according to Oxford Mail.
It is unclear how many units of these scooters are affected or where they were sold, but this is far from the first e-scooter recall to be issued.
Globally, the fledgling scooter industry has seen a series of recalls in the United States. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled at least 10 scooters and electric-powered skateboards since 2015, according to Fatherly.com.
In 2019, some 1,800 units of WideWheel’s Electric Kick Scooters were recalled in the U.S. because of a motor defect that caused the device to accelerate unexpectedly.
By the summer of 2020, a class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. against Lime, an on-demand provider of rentable electric scooters.
More than 40 Lime scooter riders were taking legal action over serious injuries they sustained after riding and crashing them.
Plaintiffs in that class action lawsuit alleged they crashed because the electric scooters had faulty brakes and throttles and were poorly maintained. Segway was also named in the complaint.
In the U.K., driving these electric scooters on public streets is technically illegal but lawmakers are working to change that, according to the Independent.
While violators can face a £300 fine, e-scooter use in busy cities is increasing with sales spiking 375 per cent during the pandemic, according to the Daily Mail.
Last July, the U.K. permitted scooter rental apps like Lime to launch the transports in cities, but the opening hasn’t gone smoothly. It’s already been suspended in Coventry.
At least three deaths have been officially reported from e-scooter accidents, the Daily Mail reports.
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