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E-Bike Battery Fires - Should You Be Worried? - Pinkbike (www.pinkbike.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/micromobility

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Many conversion kits available online do not include the battery, an essential component of any e-bike. The selection of a suitable battery and charger is left to the consumer to source and ensure compatibility.

This seems like a policy failure in the UK, if manufacturers are unwilling/unable to include the battery with a conversion kit. I think it's fair to say that of the people looking for a conversion kit, many are looking to build an ebike to a particular price point. If the laws and regulations are leading to a situation where incompatibilities are likely and very hazardous, then it may be time to raise the floor of the market and require that all conversion kits come with a compatible battery -- and probably a battery warranty.

If it's a question of customs controls for cheap, imported goods, then that's a governance failure. I'm informed that events in 2016 were meant to secure the British border re: goods and regulations, so we'll see if that actually plays out.

[–] br3d 1 points 10 months ago

The thing is, most of these "conversion kits" convert a bicycle into an illegal motorbike, not into a legal pedelec. There's no way government will - or should - make that easier

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I feel attacked by the statement that diy builds are the biggest risk. Mine is definitely better than the budget prebuilts I've tried and one of those while it wasn't a fire did have a battery failure. I'd actually be tempted to go even cheaper on the motor. I got a cyc photon but I actually prefer the modded tzds2 on my brothers bike for a few reasons.