Probe into malfunctioning ebike and e-scooter batteries, emitting flames and and toxic fumes, follows three deaths Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Exploding ebike and e-scooter batteries emitting “jet-like flames” and toxic fumes pose an increasingly lethal danger, a probe after a series of fire deaths has heard. An inquiry into the dangers of lithium-ion batteries is under way before NSW coroner Kasey Pearce after three fatal incidents in the state and countless fires attributed to exploding batteries. Continue reading...