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As e-bike fires rise, calls grow for education and regulation
- derkades 4y agoI will repeat for those not reading the article, because I think it is very important. Always buy genuine batteries (Samsung, Panasonic, etc.). Batteries from AliExpress and similar sites are almost guaranteed to be fake, even if advertised otherwise. In the best case they will not last as long, in the worst case they will catch on fire. It worries me that even some local vendors where I live are selling knockoff batteries, advertised as genuine...
- function_seven 4y agoYup. And if you’re buying bare cells (18650, 21700, etc.) a guy called Mooch is the unofficial authority on their specs and how to avoid counterfeits. He’s been at this for years now, mostly followed by ecig users (who rawdog these cells, and are keen on not lighting our faces on fire) https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/blog/moochs-recommended-batteries.7593/ https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/blog/moochs-recommended-ba...
- jamesdwilson 4y agoWhat do you suggest to buy genuine ones in the face of source commingling?
- diordiderot 4y agoTLDR > What you’ve seen in New York [is that] you’re primarily dealing with aftermarket batteries and aftermarket issues with vehicles that might have been crafted on their own via conversion kits >low-income areas experienced the highest proportion of e-bike fires, ... 31 of which were public housing apartments > the easy solution is subsidizing riders > Why do we continue to prop up a lot of the automakers