Batteries that go boom
The Current powered by Kim Komando
WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc
4.6 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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| 1:24.8 | All right, I've cleared my cash and brewed another pot of |
| 1:29.2 | virtual coffee, so it must be time for the deep dive. Lithium ion batteries are in everything. |
| 1:35.7 | Your phone, laptop, e-bike, toothbrush, even that power bank you always forget to charge. They're |
| 1:41.5 | amazing. Small, rechargeable, efficient, but when they go bad, |
| 1:46.0 | they go really bad. You've probably seen those viral clips of e-bikes or scooters going up in flames. |
| 1:53.0 | It's no joke. A tiny phone battery can ignite a couch. Now imagine what one of those beefy e-bike |
| 2:00.0 | batteries could do in your garage. Here's what's |
| 2:02.5 | happening behind the scenes. When these batteries are damaged, defective, or overheated, they can hit |
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