New York City could establish a trade-in program to help people replace uncertified e-bike batteries, which have been blamed for hundreds of devastating fires. NatDuddridgeTV reports.
One proposal would establish a free or low-cost battery trade-in program. City officials know thousands of low-quality batteries, like refurbished or uncertified ones, are already on the street. So a trade-in program would give people the chance to swap their"bad" batteries for"good" ones.
The second bill would require businesses that use e-bikes to provide workers with fireproof or fire-resistant containers to use while charging removable batteries. But the technology is still being developed. "It'd be like a bag to put the charger in, the battery in while it's being charged, and that if it got into thermal runaway and started to burn, that it would not spread from that bag," an FDNY official said.
"It's to help protect the delivery workers out there that are doing the work that we're asking them to do everyday. But we know how many bikes out there have unsafe batteries. We need to get them off the street," said Councilmember Keith Powers. included a measure that requires lithium-ion batteries sold in the city to be certified. Another bill made it illegal to assemble battery cells from used ones.
The FDNY is also working on safety and awareness campaigns. Some members are going building-to-building to explain to residents just how dangerous it can be to charge lithium-ion batteries if not done correctly.
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