Li-ion batteries again - US carriers ban hoverboards in any luggage - Curt Lewis

Hoverboards seized at JFK for fire safety

Remember how hoverboards were such a popular gift this past Christmas, even though they were catching on fire? Now, Reuters has reported that nearly 1,400 of the two-wheeled, self-balancing electric scooters were seized at New York's JFK Airport during the month of December 2015, because the devices were powered with counterfeit lithium-ion batteries that were potential fire hazards.