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Please consider the fire hazard of recharging your e-bike indoors. There have been dozens of fire deaths in North America related to lithium battery fires this past year. Lithium-ion batteries can become very dangerous when:

Batteries are over-charged
Different chargers than the ones manufacturers provide are used
People make their own batteries or combine components
Batteries are tampered with or damaged
Lower-quality batteries are purchased, often from online sellers

Be safe, and follow the bike or scooter’s manufacturer’s instructions for recharging, and find a safer spot to recharge your batteries than overnight inside your home.

Here is an article from NYC regarding E-bike fires but you only need to google E-bike fires in Canada to read about more tragedies closer to home:
nypost.com/2022/11/27/fdny-issues-safety-bulletin-to-prevent-deadly-e-bike-battery-fires
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Fire Chief J. Caldbeck