According to the International Council on Clean Transportation, as of early 2024, there are approximately 40 million electric vehicles (EVs) in operation worldwide. Among them, verified ...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- For months 7 on Your Side has been reporting on the dangers of lithium batteries. They've exploded without warning in some hoverboards, smartphones, laptops and ...

Chicago and New York are different worlds, from hot dog condiments to hot dog excrement on the sidewalks. New York uses the wrong kind on the former and has too much of the latter. But the laws of ...

In Los Angeles, a second disaster started with the cleanup. Between exploding EV batteries, asbestos dumping, and a bureaucratic tug-of-war over six inches of soil, rebuilding has become its own kind ...

We see the warnings printed on the box of a new device or the rules at the airport. However, an insurance company survey found that most Americans are ignoring the risks associated with lithium-ion ...

There’s been an era-defining race underway between two types of batteries used in electric vehicles: lithium batteries that use cobalt, and ones that use iron phosphate. Cobalt, a metal with a ...

Expect to see new chemistries hitting the roads, a shifting policy landscape, and a renewed focus on cost and performance. MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, ...

GRIFFIN, Ga. — In less than two minutes, a fast-moving fire that started with a lithium-ion battery filled Jody Burgoyne’s home with smoke and flames. “I screamed and just threw the fire extinguisher ...