Some riders, like delivery workers, say they feel forced to rely on batteries that don't have the most robust protections against exploding.
Once a battery goes into thermal runaway, there is essentially no way to stop it. “It’s not possible to put out one of these fires,” said Monaco, who has also worked in FDNY’s HazMat Company 1 for 18 years. Firefighters on the scene will focus on isolating the battery, often by putting it in a bathtub filled with water. “That’s not going to prevent thermal runaway. That’s going to prevent propagation.
Other proposals would avoid bans on batteries. Some advocates have floated the idea of a government subsidy to help workers pay for certified batteries, which, at about $900 each, are 50 percent more expensive than the batteries they typically buy. But the city government doesn’t have much appetite for the idea—“I don’t think the city is going to subsidize,” said council member Gale Brewer, who has been working with the Deliveristas and others to try to find solutions.
The charging station will also give workers a place to rest between deliveries. The idea for the site came from Gustavo Ajche, a delivery worker who helped found Los Deliveristas Unidos. “We have to bring solutions, not restrictions. We are doing essential work for the city. We are doing our best to help the city,” he said. “To me, this is part of the solution.”Any battery, whether certified or not, that has been damaged or modified is unsafe, Flynn said.
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