InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert: X-Go – Battery
Name: E-Bike Lithium-Ion Battery (Bullet)
Category: 10
Date: 2025-02-28
Product Category: Electrical appliances and equipment
Risk Type: Fire
Danger: The inside of the battery was incorrectly connected, with wires trapped and solder joints directly on wires with removed sheathing. This can cause the battery to overheat and catch fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 62133-2.
Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 23/08/2024Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 07/06/2024
Description: A ‘bullet’ shaped e-bike battery with wall charger power supply.
Notifying Country: United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Other risk levels
