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Committee backs fire-code stricter standards for charging and storing lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes and scooters
Summary
The Land Use Committee amended and recommended a fire-code ordinance that would limit how many powered-mobility devices or batteries may be charged/stored in a dwelling, ban damaged and reconditioned batteries, and require a Fire Department informational campaign after the city documented rising battery fires and associated injuries.
The committee voted Dec. 4 to amend and recommend an ordinance that would add fire-protection standards for charging and storage of lithium-ion batteries used in powered mobility devices (e-bikes, scooters, skateboards), prohibit the use of damaged or reconditioned batteries assembled from used cells, and require an informational campaign by the San Francisco Fire Department.
President Peskin said local incidents (a fatal apartment fire in 2022 and a pattern of…
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