Transport for London (TfL) has announced that non-folded e-bikes will be banned on its network from March 31 – a move that has come in the wake of growing union pressure to ban all e-bikes following a fire last month. So what's given rise to this ostensibly bizarre distinction? TfL imposed an e-scooter ban across its entire public transport network in December 2021 following a number of fires on its premises and services. E-bikes have however still been permitted up until now.