I've always had a chuckle at the people who fear Lithium batteries catching fire
but, they have a gas cooktop -------- with open flames inside a room in their house
as they type on a Lithium battery powered laptop or phone to tell us about their fears ------- and all of them would probably have Li batteries charging as they type, phone, tools rechargeable AA or AAA batteries in remotes....
Half a million car fires per year from petrol and diesel, but, one scooter fire and traditional fossil fuel powered auto are all over it. Modern EV's I have no concerns. They have a sophisticated battery management system (I don't believe there has been an undamaged EV fire in Australia, only an issue after an accident where the battery is compromised
Passenger electric vehicles have a 0.0012 per cent chance of catching fire, according to research from EV FireSafe, which provides free EV fire safety knowledge for emergency responders. In comparison, petrol or diesel-powered cars have roughly a 0.1 per cent chance of igniting. In other words, an EV passenger vehicle is around 100 times less likely to catch fire than a traditional vehicle.
Cheap electric bikes and scooters with aftermarket modifications is certainly of concern.
PS Don't bin your batteries! Drop them off at your local supermarket for safe disposal.
Batteries can cause fires in our collection trucks
