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E-scooters to be banned from TfL network over battery fire risk
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theguardian.comE-scooters will be banned from the public transport network in London from Monday for safety reasons after a spate of battery fires.
The ban will apply to privately owned e-scooters and e-unicycles even when folded or carried, after a number of incidents when the electric vehicles have combusted.
Transport for London and fire services said such incidents, when defective lithium-ion batteries ruptured and caught fire, could lead to significant harm to life and premises, not least with toxic smoke
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