A major new study from UL Research Institutes' Fire Safety Research Institute cuts through years of fear-driven headlines about electric vehicle fires and replaces them with controlled-burn data.

Are electric vehicles really safer when it comes to fire risks? You’ve probably heard the widely shared claim that EVs only ...

EV battery fires are an issue that looms large in the popular imagination, but they are poorly understood and documented. Indeed, a 2025 U.S. Fire Administration report on EV fires says in its ...

New research from the US has provided fresh insight into how electric vehicle battery fires should be tackled, finding that ...

Researchers studied burning characteristics of EVs and gas vehicles; compared common suppression techniques; and measured air, surface, water, and fire equipment contamination COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 4, ...

Crews were called to an electric car fire on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in the Laurel area, Anne Arundel County fire officials told WBAL-TV 11 News. County fire officials said crews were ...

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A few weeks ago, Shartlesville Fire Company was dispatched to a small fire at the Amazon fulfillment center in Upper Bern Township. “A handheld scanner inadvertently ended up in a trash compactor,” ...

Crews were called to an electric car fire on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in the Laurel area, Anne Arundel County fire officials told WBAL-TV 11 News.

One of the biggest risks of an electric vehicle is its battery. In order to provide enough power to not need gas, a large lithium-ion battery is placed in the car, typically at its underside. Even the ...

Being a firefighter is one of the toughest jobs out there and goes way beyond just putting out flames. Firefighters often rescue people from dire situations and face unprecedented dangers during ...

Fast charging in peak summer sounds like a battery stress test. But heat alone doesn't mean your EV is about to catch fire.