Aircraft typically have a limit of 100 or 160 watt-hours and require that the battery be separate or the whole device be small (think laptop sized) so that you can dump it in a fireproof bag.
An e-bike has a ~1kWh battery that is probably strapped or zip-tied in place and there’s probably no serious firefighting equipment.
zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Allowed in carry on but not checked bags, for the same reason.
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 3 weeks ago
One is allowed, one is straight out banned.
One is high up in the sky, one is on the land.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
And both of your sentences rhyme.
IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
How is it better for those batteries to malfunction in the passenger compartment instead of the storage compartment of the plane? I don’t understand that.
SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 3 weeks ago
Cabin crew on aircraft have fireproof bags and rather effective fire extinguishers. Dealing with a battery in the cargo hold isn’t possible.
If you want to carry a battery on an aircraft it generally has to be less than 100 (sometimes 160) watt-hours, whereas e-bike and other batteries are often 10x that.