Big battery explosion inside house

[Polar]

Another reason not to buy second hand battery you know nothing about and using a random charger

E-bikes: Battery fire destroys family home days before Christmas

One occupant escaped through the front door and two others were forced to climb on to the roof.

www.bbc.com

https://flip.it/BLCrtU

 

[Jackware]

"The flames were started by an e-bike battery on charge in the home, according to London Fire Brigade (LFB) - who say it shows the dangers of unregulated e-bike sales. LFB confirmed the e-bike was a normal pedal bike that had a lithium-ion battery fitted, which had been purchased online second-hand.
The charger being used was generic and not specific to the battery pack."

 

[Zed.]

modified deliveroo bike?

Rich.

 

[Stihldog]

Could you imagine what would happen if an EV, parked in your garage, suddenly burst into flames . Besides the potential loss of life, or injuries, the manufacturer recall would be huge.

Why are these poorly manufactured batteries allowed. Oh, I know why…

 

[Arminius]

Frightening trend: „E-bikes are one of London's fastest-growing fire risks, with a fire on average once every other day.“

 

[RustyIron]

The bike that caught fire was not a normal eMTB that is manufactured by normal bicycle company. It was some kind of bodged together contraption from sourced parts. Putting engines on bicycles has been a thing since the invention of engines and bicycles, and it hasn't always worked out as the builder expected. Many lives and assets were lost.

Familiar to many of the English folks will be the Petroleum Act of 1879. After the advancements in pumping oil out of the ground, everyone began lighting, heating, and powering with petroleum distillates. Just as it is now with fancy batteries, buildings started blowing up, people began blowing up. Everyone was up in arms. Lawmakers sprung into action, imposing new standards on the storage, transportation, and usage of petroleum products. The chaos soon subsided.

I suspect that even though our top-tier bikes are reasonably safe, our legislators will create regulations that keep the shoddily made junk bikes out of our countries, making lives easier for all of us.

 

[Mad_Angler1]

The issue is most of these really cheap systems cut back on the most important part and that's battery management. Rather than use a proper BMS in the battery they use basic charger and then you get these issues when it's lost or something goes wrong.

The sad fact is people jist don't understand the dangers of these battieries when mistreated.

Iv had several Lipos go up on the bench and it's never fun but iv always been somewhat prepared for it. That happen in a house and it's end game.

As has been said this will be used as a weapon to force more regulation over ebikes simply because of the bad press when in realty these don't remotly resemble the same products we use.