Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
This bill requires electric bicycles, electric scooters, and other personal mobility devices sold to consumers to meet mandatory federal safety standards for their lithium-ion batteries and electrical systems. Manufacturers and importers will have to ensure their products pass established fire and explosion prevention tests to legally sell them in the United States. Federal safety regulators will also track battery-related fires and report to Congress on hazardous makes, models, and manufacturers.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Consumers and users of micromobility productsReceive federal consumer safety protections requiring standardized testing and safety requirements against fire, explosion, and electrical hazards in micromobility products and lithium-ion batteries.
Who it burdens
- Manufacturers and importers of e-bikes, personal e-mobility devices, and batteriesMust comply with mandatory federal safety standards (ANSI/CAN/UL 2271, 2849, and 2272) and subsequent revisions for batteries and electrical systems used in e-bikes, personal e-mobility devices, and light electric vehicles.
- Consumer Product Safety CommissionMandated to issue mandatory safety rules within 180 days based on specified voluntary standards, review and determine the safety impact of future standard updates, and submit a 5-year hazard and compliance report to Congress.
- Standards development organizationsRequired to officially notify the Consumer Product Safety Commission after final approval of any revisions to the ANSI/CAN/UL 2271, 2849, or 2272 standards.
The provisions, in plain language.
Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission, within 180 days of enactment, to adopt existing industry standards (ANSI/CAN/UL 2271, 2849, and 2272) as mandatory federal consumer safety regulations for batteries and electrical systems in e-bikes, light electric vehicles, and personal e-mobility devices.
Requires standards development organizations to notify the Consumer Product Safety Commission of any future updates to these standards, making the revisions legally binding 180 days after notice unless the Commission rejects them for not improving consumer safety.
Directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission, within five years of enactment, to submit a report to Congress documenting fires, explosions, and other hazards linked to lithium-ion batteries in micromobility products, including device makes and models, compliance history, and manufacturers.