E-bike battery to be banned on GO trains: sources [Video]

Metrolinx will soon be banning non-certified e-bike batteries from trains across the GO Transit network, sources confirm to CP24.

The transit agencies will reportedly ban all batteries that do not have a “UL” or “CE” certification and inspections will be conducted to ensure compliance.

The ban comes amid concerns over the safety of “micro-mobility devices” that use lithium-ion batteries.

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On New Year’s Eve last year, an e-bike caught fire on a subway car stopped at Sheppard-Yonge Station in North York. Passengers were able to quickly evacuate the car and Toronto Fire crews were able to contain and eventually extinguish the blaze. The owner of the e-bike sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg said at the time that the fire was the result of a faulty lithium ion battery pack.

The Toronto Fire Service previously said that there were 55 lithium ion battery fires …