fires from ebike batteries have been in the news a lot this past year which has led to universities and organizations to outright ban them but when looking at the numbers fires from ebike batteries are actually quite rare compared to the millions of units charged every day in the US but it's still an important issue and it comes down to the battery standards for context the main problem has to do with poorly constructed lithiumion batteries from overseas many of which cut corners and production quality to reduce costs and now a pair of house incentive bills is aiming to give the consumer product safety commission the mandate to regulate lithium ion battery safety standards but it's being obstructed by Ted Cruz over a weird gas stove Crusade which is unfortunate because even though many highquality ebik companies already use safety standard certifications having these certifications mandated across the board would add a lot of safety for the full story be sure to check out electric.co