Why E-Bikes Catch Fire
The dangerous chemistry of cheaply made lithium batteries. The post Why E-Bikes Catch Fire appeared first on Nautilus.
savage fire erupted in an e-bike repair shop in New York City in June. Four people died. It was just one of hundreds of fires caused by electric scooters and e-bikes that now blaze through New York and other cities each year, claiming lives and destroying buildings. When the lithium-ion batteries that power these bikes and scooters are they can violently explode and cause deadly blazes that are hard to extinguish.
