Charred EV batteries from California wildfires spark concern about toxic waste contaminating drinking water
A water agency in charge of ground water for 2 million L.A. County residents has several concerns about hazardous waste ...
See a garbage truck’s CNG cylinders explode after lithium-ion battery fire
Typically, a garbage truck driver will compress the truck's load if fire is seen, starving the flames of oxygen and often ...
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Lithium-ion batteries are a major fire threat — here’s why and what consumers can do
Lithium-ion batteries have an internal chemistry that leads to major fires and toxic pollutants when they combust. What role ...
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Review of Steamship electric vehicle policy warranted
There is no question that climate change is having a detrimental effect on our planet and our way of life. If we are smart, we’ll transition to a fossil-fuel-free world as quickly and safely as we can ...
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Madison Fire Department puts electric fire truck into service
The Madison Fire Department welcomed the Volterra Electric Pumper truck with an electric fire engine on Monday. The vehicle ...
Electric vehicle fire risks prompt urgent safety warnings by Pierce County officials
A Tesla driver was killed in a fiery crash after going triple-digit speeds in Pierce County, according to sheriff's office ...
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First state-of-the-art electric fire truck now in service in Madison
MADISON, Wis. - After becoming the first fire department in the country to test and evaluate a prototype electric fire engine ...