Ban on e-scooters on public transport to come into effect tomorrow

The ban on buses, trains and Luas trams includes e-scooters that can be folded or carried.

It will apply to e-scooters, but not e-bikes or mobility scooters.

When announcing the ban in August, the NTA said it is due to a risk of fire posed by batteries inside some poor quality devices.

The guidance is prompted by safety concerns in relation to lithium-ion batteries which are commonplace in such devices.

The NTA said due to the newness of e-scooters, the quality control of their construction is not as mature or well developed as e-bikes and mobility scooters, which have been regulated for longer.

“The guidance is prompted by safety concerns in relation to many lithium-ion batteries which are commonplace in such devices. These batteries are known to develop internal faults, leading to overheating and combustion,” it said.

Lithium-ion batteries can develop internal faults, leading to what is known as ‘thermal runaway’, whereby the battery becomes overheated leading to higher and…