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NYC e-bike battery fires kill 13 so far this year; fast-growing blazes devastate families
nydailynews ^ | 07/02/2023

Posted on 07/02/2023 6:19:59 AM PDT by devane617

The latest city scourge strikes without warning, its helpless victims left to die behind an impenetrable wall of fast-moving flames and thick smoke.

New York’s ubiquitous and deadly e-bike batteries have killed 13 residents in a rash of raging fires over the last six months, leaving relatives of the dead mourning their losses while calling for answers from city officials.

The pain remains fresh for Queens dad Salah Abdulsamed after losing his son and daughter in a horrific April blaze at their home. And he hopes something will be to done to spare other families from the same crushing fate.

“I keep hoping they’re going to come back, but they’re not,” he said of his kids. “It’s devastating ... These things are very, very dangerous, and you don’t know how dangerous they are until this happens to you.”

The year’s first deadly blaze in January killed an elderly woman inside a three-story Queens home, with at least one victim per month lost across the first half of 2023, officials said.

The latest blaze in the literal explosions of death and destruction came just after midnight on June 20 inside a six-story Chinatown building, with four residents killed when a lithium-ion battery inside a first-floor e-bike repair shop went up in flames.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ebikes; fire; newyork; shock
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To: Fresh Wind

They would have to exert energy to work the pedals.


21 posted on 07/02/2023 7:52:08 AM PDT by Rappini (Hope means coming in second.)
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To: devane617

People must not read or watch the news about these batteries being dangerous


22 posted on 07/02/2023 7:58:51 AM PDT by roving (👌⚓)
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To: volunbeer

Its also accurate to point out that there are huge differences in design, construction, and safety protections across the range of batteries, e-bikes’ and chargers. And like many chicom-made products there is a general lack of quality control and configuration management, meaning there is no assurance that the components used tomorrow will be the same as those used today - especially in the cheaper no-name models. So like most technical topics posted here, understanding the actual truth requires more knowledge and information than is presented. And does not fit the black-and-white good-bad simplistic explanation FReepers seem to love.


23 posted on 07/02/2023 8:05:46 AM PDT by bigbob (Q)
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To: bigbob

Absolutely right. You don’t usualy hear about cellphones and laptops failing this way...and when it does, there’s a recall to fix it.


24 posted on 07/02/2023 8:53:54 AM PDT by brianl703
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To: devane617

I have two ebicks that I use recreationaly, when not in use I take off the batteries and store them in a 120mm ammo can that I then put in a metal garage cabinet.


25 posted on 07/02/2023 8:54:09 AM PDT by Raymann
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To: devane617

Not just ebikes, there’s a ton of those goofy eskooters for rent in most medium to large size city.


26 posted on 07/02/2023 8:57:09 AM PDT by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: technically right

Elon Musk better have a game plan for when this happens with one of his brand’s E-Cars. It’s a matter of when, not if.


27 posted on 07/02/2023 10:20:21 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: libstripper

You’ve reminded us of why every new tenant needs to look closely at that rental agreement before you quickly scribble your name down. Some personal property may not be authorized for use at that location, and for valid reasons.

Some new tenants may see the restrictions, but plan on violating the agreement anyway, under the assumption that no one will ever know about it. People do that all the time with pets, sneaking dogs and cats into their room.

Your experience also makes me miss the fun of bike riding.
Right now, my foot and leg problems make bike riding not something I can do w/o pain. Oh well, things could always change for the better. I didn’t like riding in heavy traffic though. Some drivers can become Road Hogs and not want to share it. People you would never expect to be that territorial.


28 posted on 07/02/2023 10:32:45 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: devane617

Maybe that nurse should let the black punks have the bike next time.


29 posted on 07/02/2023 11:24:21 AM PDT by bgill
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To: GOPJ

It would be an impressive box to be able to withstand the heat from a lithium battery and and not fail and cook off any flammable in the area.


30 posted on 07/02/2023 11:46:18 AM PDT by Clay Moore (My pistol identifies as a cordless hole punch)
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To: Clay Moore

Remember Boeing had these batteries in the rear of the 787’s. Remember the fire while sitting at a gate? Dangerous is an understatement !


31 posted on 07/02/2023 12:14:24 PM PDT by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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To: Clay Moore

So these things can burn without oxygen? Great, just great...


32 posted on 07/02/2023 12:48:42 PM PDT by GOPJ (BUD LIGHT - QUEER BEER - - - NOT WELCOME AT ANY 4TH OF JULY GATHERING.)
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To: wjcsux

These idiots want to build massive “battery farms” all over the country to supplement their green energy schemes. How would you like to have one of those in your neighborhood?


They wouldn’t actually build them in neighborhoods. They would be built in rural areas like where the solar panel farms are built. Don’t worry. No one is gonna build a battery farm in your ‘hood.


33 posted on 07/02/2023 2:59:48 PM PDT by AirForceVet1988 ("As the pattern gets more intricate and subtle, being swept along is no longer enough.")
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To: lee martell

It’s not if or when, but just the count.

https://www.tesla-fire.com/

~200 burns, 62 dead. Just the documented cases.


34 posted on 07/02/2023 3:26:03 PM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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To: Moltke

It’s a wonder we don’t hear more of an outcry about this issue. Maybe too many people are making lots of money on EV sales and individual consumer safety takes a back seat.
We need a new Ralph Nader to accept the torch of duty.
Even Ralph has gotten old, like the rest of us.


35 posted on 07/02/2023 3:31:35 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: AirForceVet1988

Use packaged gas turbines made by GE or Siemens for peak loads. The power company that I worked for had quite a few of them. When electric demand goes up, you run them. When it goes down, you shut them off. Proven very reliable and safe technology.


36 posted on 07/02/2023 5:27:01 PM PDT by wjcsux (On 3/14/1883 Karl Marx gave humanity his best gift, he died. )
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