XPost: talk.politics.misc, alt.survival, alt.politics.usa
On 6/6/2023 2:56 AM, 24D.224 wrote:
It's especially bad in the larger cities where
people have lots of e-scooters/bikes. Can't leave
them outside or the Wokie-loved thugs will steal
them - so they charge them inside.
Until FLASH !!!
Most of those devices have el-cheapo batteries
and unregulated chargers. Sooner or later you'll
have a sudden and intense fire.
I've seen lithium batteries explode - sometimes
from basically zero cause. They go up very hot
and smokey. It's amazing how a small bat can
cause so much mayhem.
Well, there's a LOT of energy stored ...
The escalating problem - now branded as serious by
several big cities - is mostly due to AGE ... the
scooters and such get used to the max. This ages
the batteries quickly and the bad chargers soon
OVER-charge them. Boom.
Sorry, we're talking a large percentage being owned
by "poorer" people ... they are NOT gonna junk the
things or buy better chargers. Can't threaten them
either - no insurance, no steady jobs, nothing to lose.
It's basically several incendiary devices in every
apt building that'll go off at random.
It is a serious problem and the reason I would never own an EV.
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/11/1162732820/e-bike-scooter-lithium-ion-battery-fires
People argue that gasoline is flammable and just as dangerous but it
takes oxygen for gas to burn whereas all the energy in a battery is self contained. If an EV catches fire in your attached garage it is bye, bye
house.
I would not just blame el cheapo batteries. They may be more hazardous
in catching fire but no worse than better batteries when either catches
fire.
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