The batteries in some of New Plymouth's parking sensors are spontaneously combusting. Fears parking sensors that could explode have led New Plymouth District Council to replace or deactivate more than 500 of its 1600 sensors. It has emerged the devices' lithium batteries are spontaneously combusting, causing them to blow up. But it was not the first time a parking sensor has exploded in New Plymouth. On the streets of New Plymouth, folk were none-too-impressed to hear the parking sensors could blow up.

Source: Stuff November 26, 2020 17:48 UTC