There are two main reasons. First, lithium-ion batteries contain highly flammable components, which means that overheating, physical abuse, or short-circuiting can make them catch fire. Second, ...

Electric car fires have increased by 77 per cent over the past two years, new figures have revealed. There were 232 blazes ...

Fires involving electric cars have surged by 77% in just two years, highlighting mounting safety concerns over the ...

EV technology has been touted as the future, swapping combustion engines and fuel tanks for electric motors and batteries.

Lithium-ion batteries are used to power a growing variety of products, including the vast majority of electric vehicles, ...

Sodium-ion tech is 90% cheaper than lithium and already in 250K vehicles. Could it make U.S. EVs cheaper—and sideline Detroit ...

The car you drive years in the future might run off a battery being invented in a lab today. Companies in China and the ...

Electric vehicles continue to become more common in the auto industry. However, do they still need a regular 12V car battery?

If not managed correctly, lithium-ion batteries, such as those in electric vehicles can pose an extreme fire risk.

China has been trialling battery swaps for electric cars for years. Are they a viable solution to range anxiety?

In the same space that a lithium-ion battery needs under a vehicle ... Why aren’t we all driving cars with solid-state batteries? Just like other emerging technologies, solid-state batteries ...