CPSC micromobility battery rule

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Charger

The power electronics that convert mains or DC supply into the controlled current and voltage a battery needs. For lithium-ion it runs the CC-CV profile within the limits the BMS communicates, and stops rather than floats when the cell is full.

EN 50604-1

The European safety standard for lithium batteries in light electric vehicles — e-bikes, scooters and other LEV — covering cell and pack abuse tests and the protective functions of the pack electronics.

GB 17761

China’s mandatory safety specification for electric bicycles. The 2024 edition, in force since September 2025, caps design speed at 25 km/h, limits plastic parts to 5.5 % of the bike’s mass to reduce fire load, and requires battery and charger to recognise each other before charging. The lithium-ion battery itself must meet the companion standard GB 43854.

Micromobility

E-bikes, e-scooters and small motorcycles with packs of 0.3–3 kWh built from cylindrical cells. Their packs are cheap and often charged indoors, which is why they feature disproportionately in fire statistics.

Thermal runaway

Self-accelerating heating in a cell: heat speeds up reactions that release more heat, until the cell vents, catches fire or ruptures. An internal short, overcharge or external heating can trigger it.

UL

The US safety-science organisation, founded in 1894 as Underwriters Laboratories, whose numbered standards — UL 1642, UL 2580, UL 9540, UL 9540A and others — define much of North American battery safety. Since 2022 it has operated as UL Standards & Engagement, which writes the standards, the commercial UL Solutions, which tests and certifies to them, and UL Research Institutes.

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1. UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Revision 8

   United Nations Economic Commission for Europe · 2023

   Topic background · Dangerous-goods classification tests; subsection 38.3 concerns battery transport testing.

2. Manual of Tests and Criteria, Revision 8, Amendment 1

   United Nations Economic Commission for Europe · 2025

   Topic background · Amendments to Revision 8, including changes to battery testing in subsection 38.3.