CPSC commissioner: We are ready to consider e-bike regulations

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will consider regulating micromobility devices, including e-bikes, but don't expect anything final to come before 2025.

Commissioner Mary T. Boyle addressed PeopleForBikes' SHIFT'23 conference Tuesday in front of an audience of industry professionals some of whom weighed in on the growing fire danger from lithium-ion batteries that power micromobility devices at a CPSC public hearing in July. Coming out of that public hearing, the consensus was the industry was asking for help to solve the problem. Boyle had an answer.

"I'm happy to announce we are poised to consider regulatory regulations for micromobility devices across the board, including e-bikes," Boyle said. "We're going to propose mandatory requirements for batteries in micromobility products. But it's going to take a while."