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Sgt Commander, Dav Chapter #90
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This is not a good thing for the manufacturers of these electric bikes... Perhaps the lithium-ion batteries are not the right type of battery for this application... It looks to me like there was insufficient testing to make sure that the Bikes would or could not ignite a fire in this e-bike scenario... or, maybe some of these bikes are being modified and do not comply with the original standards of safety... I wonder if anyone is looking at that possibility!
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Maj Robert Thornton
Maj Robert Thornton
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There have been a number of electrical fires as well. Maybe there should be a rethink on these batteries!
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Maj Robert Thornton
Maj Robert Thornton
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Electric car fires!
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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Between that and also many fires in Electric Vehicles the batteries being the risk It is already keeping Fire Departments busy and drawing them away from other emergencies. Even in our local are electric vehicles that were only parked not being used in their driveway burned due to it raining. It took 4 to 5 hours to put the fires out which it seems in news We are NOT getting even though the Fire Departments reported it. Let alone the range is limited and in cold weather gets even worse for example a car that needed a charge at 215 miles in sub zero temps only made 150 miles before needing a charge. Don't plan on any long trips and pray it doesn't rain or snow and lose the electric car or bike completely ! The cost may be a lot more than the purchase price, it may be the vehicle or even Your life let alone wasted time of charging the system ! Don't plan any long trips unless You have a LOT of time for recharges and pray it doesn't burn.
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CWO4 Terrence Clark
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And that's in one city. Our "free community e-bikes" here just disappear before the batteries have time to heat up.
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