Grass8989 t1_jb3kd4b wrote on March 6, 2023 at 4:01 AM

Reply to comment by SecureRandomNumber in Exploding e-scooter battery sets off massive fire, 'extraordinary damage' in Bronx supermarket by OntheRunfromCIA

Id imagine because amount of battery power required to propel a bike to 30 mph is significantly more than needed to power a vape pen

JoeWhy2 t1_jb4uwys wrote on March 6, 2023 at 1:25 PM

E-Bikes are limited to 20 mph. If they go faster, they've been modified by the user.

doggodoesaflipinabox t1_jb52nru wrote on March 6, 2023 at 2:29 PM

I've seen way too many e-bikes zipping past at something closer to 40mph.

JoeWhy2 t1_jb63g6g wrote on March 6, 2023 at 6:41 PM

Ha ha! I love that people are upvoting your little fantasy. That's not happening. The motors are required to cut out at 20 mph. However, some users modify them to bypass that limit at a cost. An e-bike going 40 mph on a decent battery is only going to have a range of about 8 miles on a full charge.

doggodoesaflipinabox t1_jb8l4k5 wrote on March 7, 2023 at 6:13 AM

And guess what these mods do? Up the limiters on speed and put a battery that is far too large for its purpose.

JoeWhy2 t1_jb8oc75 wrote on March 7, 2023 at 6:52 AM

Bike batteries that would give you greater range at that speed don't exist. You have no idea what you're talking about.

doggodoesaflipinabox t1_jb8r744 wrote on March 7, 2023 at 7:28 AM

I'm not saying they're always going flat out. They have the capability of going that quickly.