Originally Posted by
Pop N Wood
And yet the article quoted above says it isn't ebikes but scooters and electric motorcycles.
There is nothing casual about my attitude. Just trying to move people past speculation and to research facts.
Odd that people fear ebike batteries but have zero issue with a phone or laptop next to their bed when they sleep at night.
I don't expect general reporters to get the subtleties between an E-bike and an electric motorcycle. Since electric motorcycles are heavy, licensed and still rare, it's safe to figure it's about E-bikes.
I can't speak for others, but I don't have a fear of E-bikes, and when 100% of E-bike batteries meet the same standards as cell phones and laptops, this issue will mostly go away.
I agree that the issue gets overblown, and many can't sort out the subtleties. However, equally problematic are the folks who deny the problem entirely.
I see a certain irony here. IMO the folks who should be most interested in battery certification are E-bike owners. First because it most directly affects them, but more importantly because the fire issue will become one more reason to regulate the bikes themselves far more. If the fire issue isn't managed expect landlords to write no e-bike inside clauses into leases, them where will we be.