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US Feds One Step Closer to Requiring Safety Standards for Lithium-ion Batteries

11 Dec 2023 | Abstracted from Streetblog

"...bill that would require the federal government to establish safety standards for the lithium-ion batteries that power delivery workers' e-bikes...responsibility for securing better power packs will still fall on the lowest-paid workers in our city...the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act...requires the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission to create safety standards for micromobildity batteries..."

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