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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!

"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.

micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Good LiPo bags work for small batteries. The batteries in most ebikes would burn through those. You can find video tests that show this. For ebike-sized batteries you need an ammo can. Even then if you want to ensure your home doesn't get poisoned with fumes, it should be in a ventilated area, garage or outside.

[–] AceBonobo 4 points 9 months ago

I'm not sure I learned anything from watching this video. My biggest fear is a battery igniting when Im asleep or not at home.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

For RC car batteries, you need something called a "bat-safe", which will also filter the smoke to a certain extent.

In the case of an E-bike or e-scooter, those batteries are far too big, and often integrated into the frame, which makes them nearly impossible to fully protect without total isolation.