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As someone who is really into micro mobility devices, this sounds like it could be a reasonable step. The lithium ion battery fire problem is extreme. Batterie
by droopyEyelids 4y ago
As someone who is really into micro mobility devices, this sounds like it could be a reasonable step.
The lithium ion battery fire problem is extreme. Batteries can be permanently damaged without visible damage. Manufacturing defects in an imperfect world mean they're not even totally safe brand new from the factory.
To accurately judge this we'd need a statistical analysis that I don't think exists. So yeah, in general a government shouldn't make laws without proof they'll be successful, but this is fire safety in city of mid & high-rises. The risk calculation is tough to criticize.
- scantis 4y agoYou are able to access the safety of such a device from one or two cycles against standardized loads, freshly manufactured or reused. If safety or fires would be truly a concern, costly test would be mandatory every year for each battery powered device. Battery connection and test modes would be standardized, to check the rest of the device for shorts and isolation etc. Usually those things are glued together with epoxy and sufficient testing is impossible without destruction of the toy.