Thursday 3 November 2016

PSA: If you've got a 2nd-gen Boosted Board, stop riding and charging it

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Boosted Boards, makers of the most popular electric skateboards, has urged all owners of second-generation Boosted Boards to stop riding and charging them over potential overheating issues related to their lithium-ion batteries.

Sanjay Dastoor, founder and CEO of Boosted Boards, said in a blog post the company's engineering team is investigating two separate instances where lithium-ion batteries overheated within the electric skateboard's fire-retardant battery enclosure.

"Please store them away from anything flammable until we complete our investigation," Dastoor wrote. "If you don’t have a convenient place to store your board, you may optionally remove the battery. These are precautions we recommend to ensure rider and home safety. We will also stop shipping boards to new riders." Read more...

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