As I’m writing this, a few more hoverboards have caught fire, and they now are banned on most domestic airlines, suggesting that shipping these things fast could be a problem. Australia even has put out a specific warning on hoverboards. The biggest problem is that a lithium ion fire in a large battery pack like this could burn down your house, and that would be an ugly end to holiday festivities. Take my terrifying experience, for example. I have two electric bikes, and the firm that made them created a lithium-ion booster battery.
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The Trouble With Hoverboards and Lithium-Ion Batteries
Posted by: Rob Enderle December 14, 2015 07:06 AMAs I’m writing this, a few more hoverboards have caught fire, and they now are banned on most domestic airlines, suggesting that shipping these things fast could be a problem. Australia even has put out a specific warning on hoverboards. The biggest problem is that a lithium ion fire in a large battery pack like this could burn down your house, and that would be an ugly end to holiday festivities. Take my terrifying experience, for example. I have two electric bikes, and the firm that made them created a lithium-ion booster battery.