AN ISSUE OF INTENSE LOCAL CHATTER--SITING LARGE LITHIUM BATTERIES NEAR HOMES AND GAS STATIONS IS LITERALLY PLAYING WITH FIRE

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AN ISSUE OF INTENSE  LOCAL CHATTER--SITING LARGE LITHIUM BATTERIES NEAR HOMES AND GAS STATIONS IS LITERALLY PLAYING WITH FIRE

New York City can’t seem to get its head straight when it comes to lithium-ion batteries.  

On the one hand, in response to the 733 lithium-ion battery e-bike and scooter fires that have broken out in the five boroughs since 2019, political leaders launched an initiative to ban the vehicles from apartment lobbies.

The battery packs that power these unsafe devices are about 18 inches long and 6 inches wide. And they seem to catch fire often, resulting not only in significant property damage, but also in the loss of innocent lives: at least 29 New Yorkers killed in the last five years.

On the other hand, the City Council approved the City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality in December, expanding the zoning allowances for lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems.

Now, the city is siting dozens of facilities consisting of enormous 40-foot-long lithium-ion batteries throughout Staten Island — in the heart of residential neighborhoods, and in some cases less than 30 feet from homes and gas stations. Read and see more at Siting large lithium-ion batteries near homes and gas stations is literally playing with fire