{"id":370194,"date":"2025-03-15T17:40:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T16:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=370194"},"modified":"2025-03-15T17:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T16:40:23","slug":"london-tube-union-e-bikes-are-too-dangerous-to-carry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=370194","title":{"rendered":"London Tube Union: E-Bikes are Too Dangerous to Carry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay by<\/strong> Eric Worrall<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

h\/t strativarius<\/a> I guess union members watched those terrifying videos of e-bikes spontaneously exploding into white hot fireballs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tube drivers threaten to strike unless Sadiq Khan bans e-bikes from TfL network amid fire risks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The union Aslef has threatened strike action over Sadiq Khan\u2019s unwillingness to ban e-bikes from the London Underground network despite them causing severe fire risks.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The warning comes after an explosion at Rayners Lane station occurred on February 27, which saw an e-bike catch fire on a platform, sending toxic fumes across the station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The union has now argued that e-bikes pose the same fire risk as e-scooters, which were banned from the tube in 2021 due to their lithium batteries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An internal London Underground investigation concluded that the e-bike was \u201conly moments away from boarding the train\u201d.\u00a0

\u2026Read more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/lifestyle\/cars\/tube-drivers-strike-sadiq-khan-e-bikes-tfl-fire-risks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

WUWT has repeatedly covered how deadly e-bikes and e-scooters can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deadly E-Bikes: Four Explosions in New York Every Week<\/a><\/blockquote>