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Re:Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades late... by cauldron on Sunday November 04, 2018 @01:29AM (#18374414)
1 scooter battery equals several or tens of notebook batteries, mobile devices generally use safer li polymer ones nowadays.

These scooter batteries sustain intense charging and discharging cycles, I won't bet my house and life on it.

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Re:Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades late... by androidgirl on Sunday November 04, 2018 @01:46AM (#18374467)
At my hackerspace we charge our 18650 cells inside those green ammo boxes. Battery lockboxes are a way to stay pretty safe, even if a li-on, li-po, or lead acid battery explodes, in a steel box it can't do so much.

Obviously, doesn't help without removable batteries, which are more common on ebikes.

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