As the world shifts to EVs, we all must become more aware of the fire risks associated with lithium-ion batteries. Whether car, bus, home battery installation, battery power grids, motorcycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, motor-scooters, even laptops and phones, lithium-ion batteries need be handled with care and recycled responsibly.
Here are two recent general safety and educational notices from the US CPSC and the UK Fire brigade regarding the fire hazards relating to e-bikes and e-scooters and “kit” e-bikes.
https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/E-bikes-and-e-scooters-fire-safety-guidance
Please take care to read our owner’s manual here and particularly the section on lithium battery handling and charging. Please also take note on our tech bulletin here on how to handle submerged or flooded lithium batteries.
https://gocycle.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/360000014933-Safety-and-Owner-s-Manuals
As stated in our owners manuals, nothing lasts forever! And this is certainly the case for lithium batteries of types whether car, ebike, laptop, power tool, electronics gadget. We strongly recommend that you recycle Gocycle batteries that are more than 5 years old. If you are storing your Gocycle on a boat or in a marine environment we recommend you recycle your battery after 2 years. We offer 30% off a new battery pack under this program for safe and responsible recycling. Please contact Gocycle for more information and a safe and responsible battery recycling voucher.
Gocycle is assembled in the EU to the highest standards. Our battery packs use the highest quality Panasonic lithium cells available on the market and are manufactured in Europe. Gocycle is CE certified and meets or exceeds applicable safety standards. Our batteries and chargers are UN 38.8 certified, and have been tested to IEC and currently progressing through the latest UL battery and ebike standards. Gocycle lithium batteries have been in production and on the market since 2012.
Gocycle Team