A new report by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and Centro Movilidad Sostenible (CMS) outlines how ...

SPRING HIIL, Tenn. (WKRN) — Lithium batteries self-ignite thousands of times every year, leading to fires and damage. According to a 2018 report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, there ...

Firefighters at Wednesday’s commercial building fire. (Photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego) Crews with the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department responded Wednesday to a lithium-ion battery fire ...

SAN DIEGO — Crews with the San Diego Fire Department responded to a lithium-ion battery fire that broke out at a single-story commercial building in the Midway District on Wednesday afternoon. The ...

TUALATIN, Ore. — A weekend fire at a Tualatin business was sparked by lithium-ion batteries, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue. The fire broke out just before midnight Saturday at Van ...

As FEMA's National Preparedness Month enters its second week, emergency managers nationwide are urging Americans to stay prepared, especially as the busiest part of the hurricane season approaches.

The nation’s aviation regulator is urging airlines to ramp up messaging about the dangers of lithium battery fires—but did not mandate any policy changes. The average airline passenger packs four ...

Lithium-ion batteries power phones, scooters and electric cars — but the increasingly common energy source can spark fires so intense that they challenge veteran firefighters. The fires burn hotter, ...

BATTERY IS LIKELY TO BLAME FOR A HOUSE FIRE IN MILTON. THE FLAMES SWEPT THROUGH A HOME ON. CHARLES IN MILTON YESTERDAY EVENING. LAST NIGHT. NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE ...

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Fast charging usually damages batteries, but in zinc-ion cells it made them stronger and may offer a safer way to power homes, hospitals and the grid. (Nanowerk News) Fast charging a battery is ...

Lithium has become the default choice for battery-powered systems, but its limitations — from volatile supply chains to short lifespans — are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Offgrid Energy ...