lithium-ion batteries
Batteries thrown in household rubbish bins have led to over 1,200 fires in the waste system in the last 12 months, compared to 700 in 2022, a new research shows.
A survey of local authorities across the UK has also found that 94% of them said that fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in the waste stream were an increasing challenge.
This discovery follows an awareness campaign; ‘Stop Battery Fires campaign’ from Recycle Your Electricals and the National Fire Chiefs Council.
However, battery fire incidents during recycling are also on the rise, raising concerns about the safety and sustainability of electric technologies. As the push for all-electric solutions intensifies, there are even more concerns that the financial burden on consumers and the costs associated with lithium battery instability will be significant.
The Bible says,
2Chron 12:12 And when he (Rehoboham) humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
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Those who lead us, on the other hand, are so blinded by their ideology, by their faith, if you will, in absurdities like going all-electric, and in state control and direction, that things for us are going less well.
No-one will admit the crippling financial burden falling on the people while the damage caused by reliance on inherently unstable lithium batteries is costing millions.
So let’s take a look at the recent catalogue of destruction.
Catalogue of destruction
At the end of June 2024, A massive fire broke out at a battery recycling plant in Glasgow, with footage showing flames erupting and toxic smoke filling the sky. This incident followed another fire in April, where Scottish firefighters spent days extinguishing a blaze at a battery recycling plant in Kilwinning, Ayrshire.
Professor Sudipta Roy, a Scots academic, is advocating for better regulations for recycling batteries. However, she acknowledges the inherent dangers, noting that more powerful batteries and the reactive nature of lithium, which combusts when exposed to air, pose significant risks.
Battery fires are not confined to recycling plants. Last month, a fully-functioning electric stairs vehicle caught fire at Heathrow Airport , causing damage to a British Airways plane.
Electric buses and E-Scooters
Electric bus fires have also been an issue. In January 2024, London experienced three electric bus fires within fourteen days. On January 25th, an electric bus caught fire at Putney Garage, forcing twenty workers to flee for their lives. On January 11th, a double-decker bus burst into flames on Wimbledon Hill Road, followed by another electric bus fire in North Woolwich the next day.
Fire damage from E-Scooter in Gosport
Additionally, in March, fire crews were called to Sutton Station , in south London after an e-bike exploded on a platform. The ‘ferocious’ blaze had the potential for ‘tragic consequences,’ according to fire officials, and footage showed people running for their lives. The e-bike, purchased from an online marketplace four months earlier, had shown no apparent issues prior to the incident, which is hardly reassuring.
Only last month, June 2024, a battery explosion on an E-Scooter caused a fire which burnt down no fewer than seven homes in Gosport, Hampshire.
Private buyers turning away from electric cars
Private buyers are increasingly turning away from electric cars, while the motor industry pleads for more government subsidies to encourage their purchase.
Vauxhall is on the verge of ceasing car production in Britain due to impending fines for exceeding the government’s stringent quotas on petrol and diesel car sales.
The Lord Jesus said:
Matt 20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?
Not here it isn’t. The Western world has new commandments. Thou shalt heat thy home with an electric heat pump and drive an electric car. And thou shalt believe a lipsticked man in a dress is a woman.
As the Bible records,
Lev 19:18 but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
This commandment has been forgotten in the extraction of the minerals and metals need for these batteries. In South America and Zimbabwe, communities have been displaced and landscapes trashed while in the Congo, extraction of cobalt relies on slave labour.
Nor are local people allowed to process the ore. It is all shipped to China. Environmentalists have turned a blind eye and human rights are suspended in the pursuit of Net Zero and carbon reduction, driven by an intense fear of climate change. Christians, however, should see things differently.
2Tim 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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Read and pray
READ: Exod 18:21; Lev 19:18; Deut 1:13; Josh 24:15-25; 1Sam 8:3; 2Chron 12:12; Psa 5:5, 144:12-15; Prov 29:2; Isa 42:1; Jer 23:1; Matt 20:15, 22:37-40; Luke 22:26; John 8:3-32; Gal 6:9; 1Tim 4:12; 2Tim 1:7; Heb 1:3.
PRAY: Pray for the new government. Pray for them to seek wisdom from the Lord on high. Pray for our cultural environment. Pray that God’s will be done.
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