Electric motorcycles not what they are cracked up to be?

[nzspokes]

Bugger.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/71362337/Garage-explosion-destroys-prized-motorbike-collection?cid=app-android

[Askor]

I wonder what popped..pretty much every lithium battery used in EVs has a pressure vent to prevent explosions

[James Deuce]

I wonder what popped..pretty much every lithium battery used in EVs has a pressure vent to prevent explosions

Everything built buy humans is infallible then? Crikey. I was not aware.

Still, even though it's such a small sample (1) this completely proves the basis for all my negativity toward electric bikes. All those burning, petrol-powered-bike conflagrations are nothing compared to this dreadful threat. Electric Bikes must be banned because "Health & Safety".

[bogan]

I wonder what popped..pretty much every lithium battery used in EVs has a pressure vent to prevent explosions

It was probably a triumph which leaked oil onto the extension cord used for charging...

[caspernz]

What if it had a set of fancy batteries with just a plain jane charger thingee?

[R650R]

Wish there was more info about what battery type also and history of vehicle, eg any impacts??? Still there's no shortage of news articles about electric vehicle fires which is a worry given how rare they still are, hybrids included.
Also with the prevailing advice now being to not leave hungry devices like ipads and iphones charging unattended (eg asleep or while your away at shop) I wonder how long before insurance companies decline cover for an electric vehicle charging unsupervised/monitored.
Will manufacturers have systems that void battery warranty after impact damage and record/transmit this so your insurance is void too????

[george formby]

A few months ago an acquaintance's house burnt down due to a fire caused by charging the battery in his Fiat.
Charging fires are probably a lot more common than we realise.

Watched a doco recently on the history of engines, from steam to now. Every step forward in technology started with a period of big bangs and fires.

[Racing Dave]

Every step forward in technology started with a period of big bangs and fires.

Such as the creation of the universe?

[Big Dog]

Success is normally formed from the bones of defeat.

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[FJRider]

Everything built buy humans is infallible then? Crikey. I was not aware.



Fact ... if it can go wrong ... it possibly will.

Fiction ... it could never happen to me ...

[Autech]

Askor charges his home built electric bike right beside his bed lol. He is confident!


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[FJRider]

Every step forward in technology started with a period of big bangs and fires.

So did most steps backward .. ;)


Such as the creation of the universe?

Or ... it's destruction ... ;)

[Big Dog]

So did most steps backward .. ;)



Or ... it's destruction ... ;)
So when you think of the big bang you think more of Hiroshima?

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[PrincessBandit]

Sad collateral damage though! :no:

[sidecar bob]

Sad collateral damage though! :no:

We don't actually know that for sure. They could well have been Harley's or Ducati's.

[Autech]

We don't actually know that for sure. They could well have been Harley's or Ducati's.

Or Ling Longs from China

[slofox]

I read the May 2015 issue of Bike Rider recently (thanks, BigAl!) in which there was a road test of a prototype elecmicatric Harley Tractorson. I doubt they would have charging problems. Given this make's love of old technology I bet the batteries are Leclanche cells. :whistle:

[Erelyes]

We don't actually know that for sure. They could well have been Harley's or Ducati's.

I've met the odd Harley, but I've never met a Ducati.

[Swoop]

We don't actually know that for sure. They could well have been Harley's or Ducati's.

Well the Ducatis' would have been in bits, attempting to rectify one problem or another, but the Harley Fergusson would still be mint and un-ridden.

[Autech]

Well the Ducatis' would have been in bits, attempting to rectify one problem or another, but the Harley Fergusson would still be mint and un-ridden.

From my recent Ducati experiences, the Ducatis would be somewhere up the road at a set of lights while the owner tries to find neutral.


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