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Remember hoverboards? Everybody wanted them, celebrities endorsed them, they were seen everywhere. Then one day they just…. disappeared. Hoverboards were being mass produced with little to no safety standards, which soon became apparent, as several fires were posted to social media and picked up by multiple news outlets.
Will electric bikes see the same fate? Recent eBike fires, some resulting in tragedy, have caught the attention of the media, as well as those responsible for public safety. What standards should we consider setting for this growing means of transportation?
0:00 People falling off hoverboards
0:20 What are hoverboards?
0:50 Hoverboards exploding in the news
1:15 History of Segway
1:55 The growth of the Hoverboard
2:30 Why did hoverboards explode?
3:10 Hoverboards ban
3:40 History of Underwriters laboratories
4:10 Hoverboards get UL certified
4:35 Electric bike battery fires
5:20 Will eBikes require UL certification?
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