UK fire brigades are now tackling at least three lithium-ion battery fires a day, following a 93% surge between 2022 and 2024, according to new research from business insurer QBE.
Data collected by QBE from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to UK fire services in March 2025 suggests e-bikes are a major contributor, being linked to almost a third (27%) of all recorded lithium-ion battery fires in 2024.
E-bikes accounted for 362 fires in 2024, double from 181 in 2022. It means the nation’s fire services tended to an e . . .
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