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If that's the case, why was at least one such ebike battery the subject of a CPSC recall? https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/E-Bikes-Recalled-Due-to-Fire-Explos
by WillAdams 2y ago
If that's the case, why was at least one such ebike battery the subject of a CPSC recall?
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/E-Bikes-Recalled-Due-to-Fire-Explosion-and-Burn-Hazards-Distributed-by-Ancheer https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2023/E-Bikes-Recalled-Due-to-Fi...
from: https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/11/21/ebikes-fires-lithium-ion-batteries-delivery-workers/ https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/11/21/ebikes-fires-lithium-ion-...
There definitely needs to be better regulation/inspection:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/20/us/nyc-ebike-store-fire-lithium-ion-batteries/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/20/us/nyc-ebike-store-fire-lithi...
but agree that a more even-handed approach to repair is warranted:
https://nypost.com/2024/03/03/us-news/more-nyc-fires-caused-by-lithium-ion-batteries-in-two-months-than-in-all-of-2019-fdny-chief/ https://nypost.com/2024/03/03/us-news/more-nyc-fires-caused-...
and I'd be glad to be pointed to articles from independent sources which are impartial.
The Manhattan apartment building my son lives in suffered such a fire --- fortunately my son and his dog made it out safely, and his unit only had smoke damage, but he was out of his apartment for months of moving from one motel room to another every 30 days once his insurance kicked in.
That said, folks need to be more respectful of and careful with batteries in general --- my brother-in-law's home was damaged by a fire caused by a digital camera battery over a decade ago.