Looks like we'll need an MOT on ebikes, lest they explode into flames and kill a house full of people.
Or maybe better batteries that don't explode, there are alternatives to lithium, aren't there?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/11/uk-firefighters-lithium-ion-battery-fires-ebikes

#Ebikes #LithiumBatteries #UK

Flash Joule Heating Recovers The Good Stuff

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/20/flash-joule-heating-recovers-the-good-stuff/

RE: https://mastodon.social/@BylinesScotland/116215154104730764

“The fire did start in a vape shop which has only been open for a matter of months. It’s unclear whether this vape shop had planning consent and what its registration was. Clearly storing highly volatile flammable substances like lithium batteries in an historic building,175 years old, with all the fire risk that entails, raises serious questions about the oversight and management of all these premises in the city and of course across Scotland and the whole UK.“ #LithiumBatteries

"Another classic story of cheap may be too good to be true..."

#Batteries #LithiumBatteries #PowerBank

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y23nfAOiXQ

Lithium ion batteries on a truck caught fire on the Hume Highway near Yass, forcing the road to close in both directions due to toxic smoke and health risks. A large exclusion zone was set up and nearby residents were advised to stay indoors. No injuries reported, but it is another reminder that transport and safety standards for battery storage and freight really matter.

#australia #nsw #humehighway #lithiumbatteries #firesafety #transport #energytransition #ev

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/20/lithium-battery-fire-on-truck-shuts-down-hume-highway-in-nsw-due-to-health-risk

Dendrites can cause short circuits in #lithiumbatteries. Researchers, including Fabian Apfelbeck, found such structures may also form inside polymer-based #electrolytes, not only at electrodes. This finding could improve solid-state #batteries: http://go.tum.de/518497

📷V.Hiendl