Fire officials say e-bike battery caused deadly fire in East Village
So far this year, there have been 93 fires and four deaths caused by lithium batteries, compared to 44 fires and no deaths last year.
People are being urged not to charge e-bikes overnight or indoors, and to only buy them from authorized retailers.
http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2021/12/18/fire-officials-say-e-bike-battery-caused-deadly-fire-in-east-village
...them electric car batteries is gonna be perfeckly safe. Charge em overnight, bring em in ya bedroom. Nothing can go wrong.