An yet, e-bike are causing fires all over NYC, apparently mostly while charging, but not all.
People plug them in when they go to bed. Mine is firmly unplugged. I won’t charge it at home.
My charger is designed to shut down after a certain temperature has been reached, it charges intermittently until the battery is fully charged.
There was the one e-bike rider, home from riding it, who was taking the battery outside his apt. building. In the elevator on the way down, the battery exploded causing a contained fireball in the elevator car. I believe the unfortunate owner was burned to death.
People have died in NYC from ebike fires.