If a lithium-ion battery gets too hot or is damaged, it may undergo a chemical reaction called thermal runaway. This ...

Fire and Rescue NSW has referred to lithium-ion batteries as the “fastest-growing fire risk” in the state. The agency responded to 272 battery-related fires last year – more than five each week. Fire ...

An international team of scientists has identified a surprising factor that accelerates the degradation of lithium-ion batteries leading to a steady loss of charge. This discovery provides a new ...

Nearly two weeks after an explosion and fire broke out at a battery recycling plant near Fredericktown, Missouri, the EPA has ...

VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – Hundreds of Van Zandt County residents are against a Finnish-owned lithium battery project ...

Energy Storage & Gathering: Entering the energy storage market in 2015, Tesla released its rechargeable Powerwall lithium-ion home storage battery and Megapack in 2019, which was designed for ...

Lithium batteries present a unique problem for firefighters. Fitch said damaged or overheated batteries can explode, and ...

FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. — Law enforcement is investigating the source of a loud "explosion" heard Sunday night in Fredericktown, ...

“If they’re damaged in any way, the plus and the minus are so close together that if they touch, they can explode,” Drueke ...

Howey sees the lithium-ion batteries – which in rare cases can catch fire and release toxic chemicals – as a possible ...

GoCar Tours San Diego is having to hit the brakes on rentals after about 30 vehicles, including several powered by ...

An SUV containing gas cylinders and flammable materials exploded in Queens, NYC, damaging homes, vehicles, and power lines.