December 12th, 2017
When one type of Personal e-Mobility Devices, the hoverboard, first entered the market in 2015, they were a big hit with consumers; however, these devices quickly became safety hazards. Numerous reports of fires that ignited while charging the units led to a major recall and warnings from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and recommendations… read more
December 31st, 2016
The rapidly developing personal electronic transportation, or e-Transportation, market includes light electric vehicles (LEVs), personal transport and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), also known as drones. Though the growth and innovation in this market is exciting, putting a person in close contact with an advanced energy system that must face the daily rigors of real-life use… read more
December 8th, 2016
The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) has enforced the Electrical Self-Balancing Scooters, Technical Regulation, 2016 starting December 3, 2016. This technical regulation provides the general requirements for electrical self-balancing scooters being marketed and sold in the country. The regulation requires the following: Conformity assessments documents Product manuals which contain cautionary statements, along with… read more
May 11th, 2016
Ninebot achieves new safety certification for electrical system in self-balancing scooter NORTHBROOK,Ill., May 10, 2016—UL,a global safety science organization, today announced that it has issued the first safety certification to the UL 2272 safety requirements for electrical systems of self-balancing scooters (aka hoverboards) that was launched in February 2016. After completing a construction evaluation, safety… read more
February 1st, 2016
New UL 2272 provides framework to evaluate, test, and certify self-balancing scooters NORTHBROOK, Ill., February 2, 2016 – UL, a leading global safety science organization, today announced that the company is now accepting product submittals of self-balancing scooters, also known as hoverboards, for construction evaluation, testing, and/or UL certification. UL will now be able to… read more