Unsafe EV batteries end up in e-bikes as China battles illegal chop shops

[Redaktion]

A new '"One Bike, One Battery, One Charger, One Code" policy cracks down on illegal EV battery disassembly shops that present an e-bike fire hazard. E-bike manufacturers are mandated to continue support for their current products and provide spare parts for at least five years.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Unsafe-EV-batteries-end-up-in-e-bikes-as-China-battles-illegal-chop-shops.1325186.0.html

[Tank3]

Every year gets more and more wild. Now bike accidents are going to result in Pinto-style explosions

[voltage != capacity]

The national standard for electric bicycle batteries caps them at a 48 V voltage, a limit suitable for densely populated urban areas given the typical casual treatment of batteries by e-bike owners or renters. The repurposed EV cells, however, often blow past that ceiling to be offered by e-bike makers as "ultra-long range" models

Voltage doesn't matter for range, it's the Wh. They could simply connect them in parallel and stay at 48 V.

I remember a video of a guy (I think it was somewhere in asia, CN possible) with a, presumably, bike battery in this hand going into an elevator and just before the door closed, the battery exploded.

[Srumo]

When I lived in China, I learned that when people can cheat to make money, they will most often do it. It is cultural. So this is not surprising. At least this is not as bad as milk powder.