• thevoyagekayaking@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    A lot of apartments have storage units or lockers, having power available in them would make charging devices like this much safer.

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      1 year ago

      It would also mean more of those devices close together in the same spot when one battery decides to go poof! Landlord’s easiest take (not saying I agree) will be to ban them. Imagine trying to claim insurance over a battery explosion…

      • jeff11@lemmy.nz
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        1 year ago

        Some hardware stores already ban staff from commuting on an e-scooter because of the chemicals they store in hardware stores.