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The TTC Board voted Tuesday to ban e-bikes with lithium-ion batteries from TTC vehicles and stations between November 15 to April 15 of each year (www.torontotoday.ca)

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[–] masterspace -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Again, this is hysterical handwringing and over exaggeration.

[–] nik282000 2 points 6 months ago

No, it's really not. Poorly protected cells get charged too quickly, discharged too quickly and over-discharged which makes them much more likely to fail in a violent way. I have seen loads of off-brand tool batteries burn up in power tools because they do not have the, expensive, protection circuit that comes with a name brand battery.