Chinese e-Bike/Scooter Battery Fire Risks Are No Joke! (Feat.Clive Greenwood)

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Renaud is joined by regular guest, Clive Greenwood, an international product compliance expert based in China. They talk about the growing risks of Li-ion batteries used in Chinese e-bikes and scooters amid many high-profile fires in China, deaths in the West, and grave warnings from the FDNY. Clive also makes suggestions about how legislation can change to improve safety moving forward. As these personal vehicles become more popular and importers around the world source them from China, it pays to understand the risks...spoiler alert, they're no joke!   Show Sections 00:00 - Greetings and introduction. 03:57 - Looking at the risks of Li-ion batteries used in micro-mobility in China. 09:21 - What is the Chinese government doing to combat the dangers of batteries? 17:53 - What if you're buying e-bikes and scooters, or batteries for them, from China now? 21:22 - Does China need new battery regulations to make them safer, or to just enforce the current ones? 25:42 -  Safety tips for battery buyers. 28:46 - E-bikes and scooters are a new source of risk people need to adapt to. 33:01 - Wrapping up.   Related content... The Dangers of Cheap Li-ion Batteries and the Future of Compliance (Sofeast Podcast) Lithium-Ion Battery Safety (FDNY) FDNY warns that lithium-ion batteries are now a leading cause of fires and fire deaths in New York City NYC journalist's death is city's latest lithium-ion battery fire fatality, officials say (USA Today) Electric Scooter Explodes during Charging (Video from China) EU Batteries and Waste Batteries Regulation (2023): How Will It Impact Portable Electronics? Download Clive's FREE whitepaper on Li-ion battery risks and mitigation.   Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Send us a tweet @sofeast Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Subscribe to the podcast  There are more episodes to come, so remember to subscribe! You can do so in your favorite podcast apps here and don't forget to give us a 5-star rating, please: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Amazon Podcasts Deezer iHeartRADIO PlayerFM Listen Notes Podcast Addict Podchaser

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