{"id":298336,"date":"2024-01-24T15:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=298336"},"modified":"2024-01-24T15:37:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T14:37:05","slug":"electric-bikes-start-record-number-of-fires-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=298336","title":{"rendered":"Electric bikes start record number of fires in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Transport was seen as solution to climate change but lithium-ion batteries can explode, which has killed more than 100 people in US city.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electric bikes, <\/a>seen as a solution for tackling climate change, have caused a record number of fires in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to figures released by the New York Fire Department to Fox News, e-bikes \u2013\u00a0powered by lithium-ion batteries\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 were responsible for 267 fires in the city. The Telegraph<\/a> has the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They claimed 18 lives and caused 150 injuries, with fatalities increasing 200 per cent in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest figures show that sales of e-bikes in the US increased by 269 per cent between 2019 and 2022. It is estimated that the market was worth $2.59 (\u00a32bn) billion by the end of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have been seen as a way of decarbonising the US and Democratic members of Congress have sponsored legislation which would subsidise their purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most states in the US allow anyone above the age of 16 to ride e-bikes, which can be bought for around $1.600 (\u00a31,260).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safety experts have\u00a0warned of the dangers<\/a>\u00a0posed by the lithium-ion batteries which can enter an uncontrollable self-heating state and explode.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their dangers were highlighted by New York City mayor, Eric Adams, in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs we rely more and more on micro mobility vehicles to earn a living in our daily lives, we increase the risk of fires<\/a> caused by lithium-ion batteries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had over 100 deaths in this city alone on these batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd one of the problems that we\u2019ve noticed, when you look at those taped-up batteries, you see that they are refurbished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese shops are going inside attempting to refurbish the batteries and do it their own way. This is a safety issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November three people were killed in a Brooklyn fire, which the city\u2019s fire department attributed to an e-scooter battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laura Kavanagh, the city\u2019s fire commissioner, said: \u201cThis was a difficult and dangerous fire that drew a massive response from our members and seriously injured one of our firefighters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full story here <\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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