I had an e-scooter for over a year. Less exercise than an e-bike, but I loved that thing. So convenient, faster than a car in the city, fun to ride, cost next t

I had an e-scooter for over a year. Less exercise than an e-bike, but I loved that thing. So convenient, faster than a car in the city, fun to ride, cost next to nothing to operate, amazing for weekend trips into the countryside. But I still sold it, just a week ago. Why? I live in a small apartment and I was getting increasingly paranoid about the possibility of it catching fire. Once a battery that big starts to burn, it just goes, there’s basically no way to put it out and given how cramped my apartment is, it’s game over for everything I own, even if my girlfriend and I get out. I’ve seen some news articles about e-scooter fires, even from the city I live in, and the photos were … haunting.