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A few years ago, a man bought a Tesla and not long later, the battery pack burst into flames. Tesla was initially going to give the man another car, but rescinded the offer when Tesla figured out why it caught fire: the guy had somehow managed to negligently discharge a firearm inside. When the bullet got into the battery pack, one of the battery cells stopped it from passing all the way through, but it also caused a short circuit and then a fire.
As far as I know, nobody has managed to mishandle a gun and shoot an e-bike’s battery pack, but there have been plenty of notable e-bike fires in the news, caused by a variety of issues. Shoddy DIY and independent shop work, improper storage, and factory defects have caused injuries and deaths.
But, a new company says its engineers have the…
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