05 June 2023

Sparky Bikes - Worse than Sparky Cars

My guess is that the increase in the number of fires stems from an increase in the number of bikes. E-bike battery fires this year have killed more in NYC than in 2022: FDNY

Lithium-ion batteries from e-bikes and similar devices have fueled 92 fires, injured 64 people, and caused nine deaths so far this year – almost as many as the 10 fatalities in 2022 and 2021 combined, FDNY data show.

Click thru for the sad details.

A councilman is trying to get a ban passed, but that is an uphill battle today.

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