City pushing for tighter rules around lithium-ion batteries as fires persist (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 4 months ago

e-bikes and other electronic devices

That's an odd choice of words to refer to the category of everything powered by batteries.

[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

~~E-bikes tend to be the worst offenders for these failures.~~

[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Of the 54 fires, Ottawa Fire Services says one involved an electric vehicle and five were related to e-bikes or e-bike batteries. Twenty-three of these fires caused significant damage to homes, while 31 were able to be contained with minimal spread.

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[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Edited. Thanks!

[-] kbal@fedia.io 0 points 4 months ago

It seems like that because the CBC writes stories like this.

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