Electric scooters can be an affordable, practical way to get around, but those advantages mean little if riders doubt the battery's safety. That concern is at the center of a YouTube creator's accusation involving Gspace, which the creator says has not properly responded.
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A short YouTube video highlights a dispute between the creator behind Scoota Gang (@ScootaGang) and scooter manufacturer Gspace. In text tied to the video, the creator wrote, "Gspace has ghosted me ever since I exposed their battery problem."
"When you run a battery at almost double of what it's rated for, that is what creates fires," the creator said, then explained what causes them. "Internal resistance builds, makes excess heat, ruins the cell capacity, degrades them quicker, and leads to advanced thermal runaways — thermal runaways means, boom!"
The creator has supported the company in the past and is frustrated with how Gspace has chosen to handle the issue. He claims the scooter company hasn't taken responsibility at all and is just offering "half off" a new battery, which he says still makes the company a profit.
"Instead of financing a recall themselves, like most brands do, they're actually using the customers to finance the recall, and not even admitting the recall."
The creator said he couldn't in good conscience keep supporting Gspace and delivered a stern warning: "I refuse to sit back and wait for a single battery fire, this needs to be fixed now before someone is injured, or worse killed."
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Where can I learn more?
Scooter battery worries like this one are part of a broader pattern of warnings about lithium-powered devices and how companies respond when something goes wrong. These articles cover urgent stop-use notices, fire-prevention concerns, destructive battery blazes, unsafe discarded cells, and charging problems tied to major brands.
• The Consumer Product Safety Commission urged Ridstar riders to stop using the e-bikes immediately after battery fires.
• Scientists say common lithium-ion fire prevention methods may create health risks without solving the danger.
• A homeowner's lithium battery purchased online sparked a devastating house fire captured on video.
• A DIY recycler exposed hidden lithium batteries inside discarded vape cartridges and their fire risk.
• Some Tesla Cybertruck owners say charging failures keep mounting while recall questions linger.
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