{"id":193834,"date":"2026-09-14T12:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T10:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=193834"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:02:22","slug":"e-bike-fires-are-rising-and-battery-quality-may-be-to-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/09\/14\/e-bike-fires-are-rising-and-battery-quality-may-be-to-blame\/","title":{"rendered":"Het aantal branden bij e-bikes neemt toe, en de kwaliteit van de accu\u2019s zou hier wel eens debet aan kunnen zijn"},"content":{"rendered":"Er is dringend behoefte aan onderzoek naar de kwaliteit van fietsaccu\u2019s en de oorzaken van de branden waarbij deze betrokken zijn. 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