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LOL. To paraphrase good old Dave Barry, "You can't make this sh!t up."

You can't keep your small e-bike battery on a charger in your NREL office, but the very same NREL wants you to install a battery 10,000 to 100,000 times larger in your house to save the earth.

1 posted on 01/10/2024 9:36:14 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
So they ban the bikes from coming indoors, but fail to mention that the battery packs of most e-bikes are removable, and that's what people bring inside to charge.


2 posted on 01/10/2024 9:45:19 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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Never garage your EV in an attached garage, nor an E-Bike. Keep EVs at least 50ft from your home. No, I don’t/won’t own one of those POS things.


3 posted on 01/10/2024 9:48:33 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

People are too damn lazy to peddle a frickin’ bike?


4 posted on 01/10/2024 9:54:51 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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If these folks had any sense of irony, it would burn.


5 posted on 01/10/2024 9:56:35 AM PST by AndyJackson
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Our federal government no longer serves the people.


6 posted on 01/10/2024 9:57:26 AM PST by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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Finally someone mentions using incorrect or faulty chargers, which is the root cause of most battery fires.


12 posted on 01/10/2024 10:41:18 AM PST by bigbob
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A landlord can no longer prevent tenants in California from storing and charging their e-scooters and electric bikes in their apartment, unless the building has a safe, long-term storage unit. Senate Bill 712 takes effect on Jan


15 posted on 01/10/2024 11:07:26 AM PST by artichokegrower
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