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Re:E-Bike Industry Blames Consumers for Fires to Undermine R... by thworp on Monday August 28, 2023 @10:29AM (#37294596)
> Lithium Ion should be replaces ASAP by safer chemistries so we can sidestep this issue completely

That would be nice, but so far there are no good candidates that have anywhere near the energy density of Li-based cells. As far as I understand it, besides material degradation and overcharge/overdraw, the energy density itself poses a risk. So even if we had that miracle cell chemistry it would be still pose a fire hazard when subjected to mechanical stress. The stored energy has to go somewhere.

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Re:E-Bike Industry Blames Consumers for Fires to Undermine R... by jacquesm on Monday August 28, 2023 @12:06PM (#37296273)
That's true, there are some inherent risks that are hard to mitigate. But those are roughly equivalent to say a gasoline fire or something like that. They are not due to handling the stuff or working on it. Though in fairness: working on an ICE car, especially the fuel supply system is not without risk.
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