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New York City wants lithium-ion e-bike batteries to be stopped at the border when they don’t meet national safety standards after rash of deadly fires (fortune.com)
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New York City wants lithium-ion e-bike batteries to be stopped at the border when they don’t meet national safety standards after rash of deadly fires::After a series of deadly fires.

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[–] TIEPilot 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sub-standard "spicy pillows" need to be banned. The amount of energy and that fact that water or any normal ABC extinguisher cant put the fire out is enough for me to get really strict on regulating them. Especially in apartment/condos

[–] doppelgangmember 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What in the world is a "spicy pillow"?

[–] milkfiend 6 points 1 year ago

a puffed-up lithium cell that's about to explode. soft, squishy, and very flammable!