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No injuries or fatalities, but lithium batteries from power tools and escooters have burnt down almost 10 houses across 2 fires near us since we moved into our house almost 3 years ago.
Fortunately we are only semidetached rather than terrace which are the worst as fire spreads all the away along. So even if you are good on fire safety you are also reliant on the meth addicts 8 houses down from you.
Why not non-lithium batteries?
Apparently wp:nickel–iron batteries are safer and less harmful to the environment.
Slow charge/discharge rates, cycle efficiency (in vs. out) is much lower than lithium, much heavier and bigger for the same capacity, liquid electrolyte to spill, generates hydrogen gas when charging.
Basically, it's the wrong battery for this kind of application. Great for a house battery charged off a lot of solar that you want to keep for 50 years. Not so great for a scooter.
All of a sudden not feeling so bad about huffing and puffing up a hill while the e-scooter glides effortlessly past me...