Lithium-Ion Batteries Causing Deadly Fires; Power Electric Bicycles, Scooters, Cars, And More…
Published: June 26, 2023
More And More Lithium-Ion Batteries Deadly Fires Are Braking Out In New York City.
The electrolyte fluid inside lithium-ion batteries is highly combustible, if the battery is damaged or overheated, the liquid can ignite. Once battery overheats, the heat and pressure soon becomes too much to contain, resulting in an explosion.
Lithium-ion battery fires happen for a number of reasons, including: manufacturing defects; design flaws; improper use such as placing the battery near heat source or leaving it in intense sunlight for an extended period of time. The said issues are not exclusive to electric bikes and scooters, any device containing a lithium battery has the potential to catch fire.
FDNY Fire Marshals, strongly recommend not to keep any kind of scooter inside the house. The lithium-ion batteries powering scooters are extremely dangerous, like a ticking time bomb, because they can blowup and catch fire very fast, similar to incendiary bombs. Fire starts suddenly, without warning, explode and spread very quickly.
FDNY Fire Marshals strongly recommend removing your scooters lithium-ion battery and keep the battery outside in the backyard away from the house in a shaded area, if you like to keep your scooter inside the house. Charge your battery at day time and outside, in a shaded area, away from the house and make sure not to overcharge. Also never charge your battery at night. The night time power fluctuation can cause lithium-ion batteries explosion and fire.
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