Helping property owners lower their risk of micromobility battery fires
As e-bike & e-scooter sales surge, building owners must contend with a new risk:
lithium-ion battery fires
When charged or stored indoors, malfunctioning lithium-ion batteries can cause fast spreading, destructive, and deadly fires that are difficult to extinguish and complex to remediate. Learn more about micromobility battery safety.
Electric Avenue is your guide to safe micromobility adoption
Micromobility battery fire safety training series
Online trainings on how to reduce battery fire risk, featuring former FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh.
1. Micromobility battery safety fundamentals: why batteries fail + EA’s three-part risk reduction approach
2. Crafting safety policies: how to structure effective and enforceable battery safety rules
3. Micromobility charging & storage infrastructure: an overview of charging cabinets, docks, next-gen bike rooms
Policy Builder: a tool to create tailored safety policies
Policy Builder by Electric Avenue generates a custom micromobility battery safety policy based on your responses to a guided questionnaire, featuring educational context along the way. You decide which requirements fit your property—from UL certification standards, to device registration, to designated charging and storage areas.
Based on your responses, we generate a custom written policy and an implementation roadmap with concrete next steps for putting your policies into practice.
We support
Educational institutions
Commercial real estate
Residential real estate
Fleet operators
Insurers
+ more!
Is my building at risk?
Every property with micromobility batteries stored or charged indoors faces some degree of fire risk.
The level of risk depends on a variety of factors, such as the volume of batteries, their quality and condition, and the manner by which device owners charge and store them.
There are thousands of makes & models of micromobility devices & batteries on the market, many of them not certified to UL or EN standards.
Unfortunately, even high-quality certified devices & batteries can become a fire risk if damaged, which can happen from routine use, improper maintenance, or after a drop or crash.
How to reduce risk
There are immediate fixes to implement today and longer-term strategies to consider as micromobility matures. Here’s Electric Avenue’s three-part risk reduction framework.
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Require devices to meet key safety standards, and to be safely charged and stored in designated areas. Then, educate your community on these rules.
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Install charging infrastructure to remove charging from inhabited areas, and connect your community with shared micromobility services and devices from top vendors.
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Get a handle on the devices present on your property, ensure that they’re kept in safe working order, and disposed of appropriately.
All offerings
Battery Safety Training Series
Get fluent on key safety topics by attending a public training or setting up a private session for your organization.
Policy Builder
Create a custom battery safety policy and implementation roadmap by answering guided questions about your property and community.
Vendor Connections
Understand which third-party solutions can bolster your safety program, and connect with top providers from EA’s deep network.
1:1 Support
Lunch ambitious, tailor-made micromobility safety programs, working hand-in-hand with EA’s expert team.
Need help getting started or a bit of advice along the way?
Clients we’ve supported
Property owners, cities & fleets
A Better City - Boston
C40 Cities
DoorDash
GW University
Seattle DOT
Shared
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Micromobility manufacturers
Where are you in your micromobility safety journey?
Just getting started
With more micromobility devices present on your property, it’s time to update your safety policies and elevate community awareness of battery fire risks.
Ready to go further
With your core safety policies in place, it’s time to plan and implement more advanced interventions that address your community’s specific needs.
Aiming for the gold standard
You have a strong micromobility safety program – now it’s time reduce your risk even further by separating charging from occupied areas and promoting the safest possible micromobility options.