I-Team: Anatomy of a Lithium Ion Battery Fire

28 Apr 2023 | Abstracted from NBC New York

"...compromising a single battery cell inside the pack, leads to a chain reaction called 'thermal runaway.'

"According to the NYC Mayor's Office, batteries in e-bikes and e-scooters caused 220 fires in 2022, up from just 44 fires in 2020. In the first two months of this year, Lithium Ion battery fires had already taken two lives and caused 40 injuries."

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