Four people narrowly escaped injury after an e-bike exploded during rush hour at a London train station. The Telegraph has more.
Footage shows the stationary bicycle starting to smoke and then burst into flames, scattering pieces over the platform. …
It comes after a series of electric vehicle explosions.
Last month an electric-powered tricycle caught fire while parked outside Buckingham Palace.
Meanwhile, shocking footage in March also showed a faulty e-bike exploding in a block of flats in Roehampton.
Worth reading in full.
It was previously reported that electric bikes have caused a record number of fires in New York City. According to figures released by the New York Fire Department, e-bikes were responsible for 267 fires in the city during 2023, claiming 18 lives and causing 150 injuries, with fatalities increasing 200% (i.e., threefold) compared to the previous year.
During January, three electric bus fires were reported in London alone.
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All classic examples of rhe quality of Chinese made garbage.
We must disconnect the west from China.
I can smell a hint of a “Dangerous Bikes Act” in the air.——All dangerous bikes will be muzzled.
I wonder how much they’re paying Quinton Wilson for pushing this crap, I used to like him on Top Gear.
‘This wheel’s on fire
Rolling down the road
Best notify my next of kin
This wheel shall explode.’
https://youtu.be/ciDWDJ1x4TU?si=jUptWOENo2L7C5hc
(Written by Bob Dylan)
I blame Bill Gates. 😑 No, no, hang on..this one’s on them dratted Jews! 🤨No? Okay then, this is the fault of those darn feminists again.😠 Seriously?! The far-right, then, surely?😶
Well I’m losing the will to live over here. Who we gonna blame as the baddies in this story, then? Shall we just say this one’s down to the fascists and have done?🤷♀️
Hang on, who’s the fascists again?🤔🤯
It’s a tough one Mogs. 😀😀