E- Bike battery fires. 🔥

[Dodgy69]

Personally, I'm happy with a trickle charger on all night in the garage, but we hear more and more about fast charging. Aiming to cut charge time could potentially have it's risks, when batteries age and maybe had a few knocks and bangs.

Time will tell.

[porter_jamie]

Atex zones? Chemical or gas or oil or dust or something explosive (munitions maybe) like that industry?

[DefTrap]

Do you work at a garden centre?

I've invented a new game, guess where Ant works, so far we know it's modern and inclusive, and they have barbecues, oh yes, and they employ Ant.

People still work in offices? Like with other people and interactions and stuff?

Sounds inhumane

[millemille]

I remember when the first cheapo Chinese MTB lights started arriving 10 years ago or so, there was a spate of fires reported on MTB forums where the batteries had gone bang whilst being charged and ruined kitchens/sheds etc. I ordered one of eBay lights, and the charger, though CE marked looked anything but so it was always charged outside. Fortunately the light died soon after that so I bought a HOPE light. I've not heard of a Hope or MTB batteries (or any other recognised make) catching fire.

From the videos of the fires it seems like it's the dodgy home built stuff or e-scooters going bang. Again I've not heard of a Shimano. Bosch, Dafon (build batteries for Shimano) or Specialized catching fire though @millemille might have more info from the emtb forums.

Part of the problem is that the cheap (and dodgy) E-Scooters/Motorbikes/Bikes from China are seen as cheap/tax and insurance free transport, appealing to the less affluent parts of society as low cost runarounds without appreciating the risks.

I think more regulation and prosecutions on sales by Trading Standards and stronger import controls are needed, along with eBay etc being invited to a "strongly worded listening to" by the Govt.

So long as you stick to recognised makes and buy from reputable shops you should be OK. As usual the press are hyping it up with poor clarification of the details. I've not yet seen one report saying stop buying cheap dodgy knockoff stuff off eBay (other purveyors of dodgy shite are available). I would like to see the stats from Trading Standards and the Fire Brigade on what's gone bang, manufacturer and where purchased etc.

Southern and lot of train operators have banned e-scooters, e-hoverboards etc . E-Bikes and Mobility Scooters are not banned, however one iffy homebuilt or dodgy import bike fire may change that (though speaking to the Station staff at my home station, they'd be hard pressed to tell if a bike like my Evil was electric or not).

The issue is barely registering on emtbforum as far as I can see.

[MingtheMerciless]

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Spotted this utter horror on the train this morning, look at the forks!