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Alternative transportation
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Donut Lab's solid-state battery could barely hold a charge after getting damaged

Donut Lab's solid-state battery survived damage tests without catching fire, marking a significant achievement in battery safety.
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London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Fire experts losing sleep' over growing hazard of lithium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries pose significant fire hazards, with increasing incidents outpacing public safety awareness and regulations.
OMG science
fromTheregister
11 months ago

Extreme heat can heal Li-Ion batteries, say Chinese boffins

Heating old Lithium-Ion batteries to over 150°C can reverse energy capacity loss, presenting a novel restoration method.
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Cars
frominsideevs.com
4 months ago

More Than 300,000 Jeep Plug-In Hybrids Could Be A Fire Risk

Stellantis is recalling over 300,000 2020–2025 Jeep Wrangler 4xe and 2022–2026 Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrids due to potential lithium-ion battery fire risk.
Cars
fromFuturism
6 months ago

China Unveils EV That Can Violently Eject Its Battery in Case of a Fire

Engineers developed an EV battery ejection system that launches burning battery packs from vehicles, but it poses serious safety and liability risks.
Science
frominsideevs.com
6 months ago

This Chinese EV's Fire Plan: Yeet The Entire Battery

A system ejects an EV battery upon detecting thermal runaway, propelling the smoldering pack up to 20 feet away to protect vehicle occupants.
Gadgets
fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago

After a spate of power bank fires, the FAA says airlines need to be stricter about passengers' batteries on planes

Airlines urged to keep lithium-battery devices visible and accessible in cabins after FAA alert and rising incidents, prompting stricter carry-on and charging rules.
Cars
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
9 months ago

Why Waymo Cars Burned So Completely in the Recent Los Angeles Protests

Protesters in Los Angeles incinerated multiple Waymo robotaxis, leading to devastating thermal runaway reactions that obliterated the vehicles due to their battery composition.
The destruction resulted from the intense energy stored in lithium-ion batteries, causing a chain reaction during fires that reached extreme temperatures.
fromTheregister
9 months ago

Ship abandoned off Alaska after electric cars catch fire

Because water and electricity don't mix, and salt water is an even better conductor than fresh water. When salt water covers a lithium battery, it can cause a short circuit that causes the battery cells to overheat in a sequence of rapid reactions, a process called thermal runaway that can cause the entire battery to burn.
Cars
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