Don't celebrate yet. The good old UK is already brewing a narrative that will get the EU's attention.
So, there have been a number of news stories about how replacement batteries in devices, predominately but not exclusively e-scooters, have set on fire and caused house fires. There are now calls for all lithium-ion batteries, including for phones, to be banned from sale to the public and to ban the right to repair and modify the device you paid for and own because - say it with me - "it's for your own safety". Ultimately putting control of your device completely in the hands of the manufacturer. I hope Louis Rossmann is paying attention to what is being brewed across the pond because if it succeeds here, it will be attempted elsewhere including in the EU and the US.
Which to be honest matters more anyway. The slightly higher starting capacity of lipo gets quickly eaten up but their severe capacity loss within the first year of use. Id rather have 800mah for five solid years of daily recharging than 1000 at day one, 700 after a year, and 650 after two.
Don't celebrate yet. The good old UK is already brewing a narrative that will get the EU's attention.
So, there have been a number of news stories about how replacement batteries in devices, predominately but not exclusively e-scooters, have set on fire and caused house fires. There are now calls for all lithium-ion batteries, including for phones, to be banned from sale to the public and to ban the right to repair and modify the device you paid for and own because - say it with me - "it's for your own safety". Ultimately putting control of your device completely in the hands of the manufacturer. I hope Louis Rossmann is paying attention to what is being brewed across the pond because if it succeeds here, it will be attempted elsewhere including in the EU and the US.
Just switch battery chemistry. LiFePo has lower energy density, but higher charge/discharge cycles. It doesn't catch fire with high discharge rates.
Alternatively mandate that all LiPo cells have internal discharge regulation circuits. They are very effective.
Which to be honest matters more anyway. The slightly higher starting capacity of lipo gets quickly eaten up but their severe capacity loss within the first year of use. Id rather have 800mah for five solid years of daily recharging than 1000 at day one, 700 after a year, and 650 after two.
That happens with shitty batteries. We had a few of those fires as well in Singapore thanks to escooters from china.
And who can forget the note 7???s exploding batteries