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The New Hampshire Legislature is considering legislation that would study the impacts of electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, and e-mobility devices on the following:

• First Responder Response
• Environment
• Building Fire Codes
• Life, Safety, and Property Protection

The legislation is denominated SB430.

The legislation would establish a Council to undertake a study of these issues.

The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office indicated support for the bill because of:

• Increasing fire safety concerns regarding electric vehicles and batteries
• Research at the national level is ongoing and a council or group would facilitate bringing state agencies together with the outside groups

A copy of SB430 can be downloaded here.