Many folks are going green when choosing their next vehicle, but electric vehicles bring with them unique dangers in some ...

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Lithium-ion batteries are found in everything from smartphones to cars, and while they are generally very safe if stored and charged correctly, there are thousands of documented cases of them catching ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The battery pack of a cordless drill sparked an apartment fire Sunday night in Lakewood that caused an estimated $50,000 in damages and displaced one family.

Beeping from a smoke alarm abruptly woke Matt Privratsky. Down in the dining room, he found a single e-bike battery on a metal shelf, smoldering in an orange glow. It looked like magma, and the flames ...

Scientists are now getting a clearer picture of how last winter’s fire at the Vistra battery plant in Moss Landing has affected nearby wetlands. Scientists are now getting a clearer picture of how ...

Earlier this year, the smoke plume that rose from a fire at the world's largest battery facility in Monterey County hovered to the east over Elkhorn Slough and Hester Marsh. Immediately, scientists ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Fire crews rushed to a Bend elementary school late Sunday night after a lithium battery started a fire, officials said. At around 9 p.m., Bend Fire & Rescue said they responded ...

Ivano Aiello receives funding from private donors. When fire broke out at the world’s largest battery energy storage facility in January 2025, its thick smoke blanketed surrounding wetlands, farms and ...

More than 20,000 examples of the Ford Escape PHEV and Lincoln Corsair PHEV are being recalled for a second time after federal regulators determined that the same high-voltage battery issue flagged ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ivano W. Aiello, San José State University (THE CONVERSATION) When fire broke out at ...