Peak Strata Body Pushes to Ban E-Bike, E-Scooter Charging Inside Apartments

The by-law could also impose a ban on the storage of cheaper imported, modified, or damaged e-bikes in apartments.
Peak Strata Body Pushes to Ban E-Bike, E-Scooter Charging Inside Apartments
Electric bicycles are displayed during the Electrify Expo in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2023. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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Australian apartment residents may soon be prohibited from charging e-bikes or e-scooters inside their homes under new rules developed to tackle rising fire risks from lithium batteries.

The Owners Corporation Network (OCN), a peak body representing strata owners in the country, is currently pushing for the adoption of a new by-law that regulates the management of e-bikes or e-scooters among owners corporations, according to ABC News.

Alfred Bui
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