Are E-Bike Batteries Safe? What’s the Difference Between a Safe

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Adrian Simmonds, Practice Leader at QBE, outlines why lithium-ion battery incidents demand regulatory reform, education and risk management strategies What’s behind the recent increase in e-bike fires in the UK?  The recent increase in e-bike fires is being caused by the rapidly rising popularity of electric transportation, from bikes to scooters and others, mostly powered […]

"There are rare cases like these, but there are still certain rules to be observed," emphasizes Christian Auer, chief fire inspector in the Bolzano fire brigade. If the owner pays attention to the battery, it is basically durable and the risk of fire is low. Only when it is damaged, for example by a fall on the e-bike, can it become dangerous. "If the battery becomes too hot when charging or even when it is only in operation, it may have suffere…

Are e-bike batteries safe? What’s the difference between a safe

We’ve reported on a number of e-bike battery fires in recent times, many off the back off London Fire Brigade’s Charge Safe campaign which was launched in response to rising numbers of e-bike and e-scooter fires in the capital. While the campaign warns of batteries and chargers that do not meet UK safety standards as well as the dangers of sourcing replacements online, this is

Trends: More Lithium Battery Fire Incidents, Says QBE

As the use of lithium batteries increases across the consumer market, from e-bikes and scooters to toys, toothbrushes and of course EV cars, there has been an increase in fires, mainly whilst charging although not [...] The post Trends: More Lithium Battery Fire Incidents, Says QBE appeared first on .