Each French household has an average of 19 lithium-ion batteries, according to the prevention insurance, which wants to raise awareness of the risk of incident

Devices equipped with lithium-ion batteries are an integral part of our daily life. In France, each household has 19 on average, on Wednesday, June 18, reveals an investigation by the Assurance Prévention association. Telephone, laptop, connected speaker, bike or electric scooter, wireless tool, so many equipment that can be dangerous. 10.7% of those questioned in this survey admit that they had an incident with their battery and 21% of these listed incidents triggered a fire. In 12% of cases, they led to body damage (burns or electric shock), according to this survey.

In a press release, prevention insurance, the France insurers prevention association, reveals on Wednesday The results of his survey Entitled “Lithium-ion batteries: daily uses, but underestimated risks”. In detail, there are 26 aircraft per household when the person questioned is between 15 and 17 years old, 22 for 18-24 year olds, compared to only 12 among 65 and over.

The results highlight a lack of knowledge of these batteries, which generates risky behaviors in the following cases:
– 88% of French people let their aircraft unload less than 20%
– 83% use them during recharging
– 66% load them at night
– 48% leave them in charge in their absence
– 22% use an unsuitable charger
The phone, which is the most used battery device by the French, is also the most concerned with incidents (46%), followed by the laptop (10%) and the external battery (7%). During the night of June 5 to 6, a fire in a residential building in the Red Cross district in Reims left four people dead. The start of fire was linked to “An electric scooter”had confirmed the public prosecutor of Reims.