Ban all e-bikes on NYC transit: Lithium-ion batteries pose too high of a fire danger
On a recent trip, I boarded a subway car with a delivery worker, his e-bike and two lithium-ion batteries. I immediately ...
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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 ...
Widow of designer who died in fiery Tesla crash sues automaker claiming car had ‘defective design’
Exclusive: Sarah-Mai Miller is suing Tesla after her husband’s Model Y burst into flames and trapped the 47-year-old inside ...
Save hundreds on Dyson vacuums to Samsung TVs with Amazon’s 32 top this February
If anything, Amazon’s problem isn’t too few deals, it’s too many. That is: there’s so much to save on in any given day, it ...
Another fire at Moss Landing battery facility raises health and air quality concerns
It happened again. There was another fire at the Vistra Energy battery storage facility near Moss Landing in Monterey County ...
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 ...
Fire reignites at Moss Landing lithium battery storage facility; residents told to close windows
Monterey County residents near Moss Landing were told late Tuesday to close their windows and doors overnight after a fire ...
3 people dead, including 90-year-old after fire decimates New York home, officials say
A house fire in Queens, New York resulted in the deaths of three people, including a 90-year-old woman who reportedly ...
Fire at Covington battery recycler sparks concerns among mayor, city leaders after 14 incidents
COVINGTON, Ga. — The mayor of Covington says a battery recycling plant, which was the scene of a fire Thursday, has been ...
‘Take your battery projects elsewhere’: Staten Island residents confront energy developer at heated Community Board meeting
In a crowded Community Board 2 meeting on Tuesday night at the Joan and Alan Bernikow JCC, Sea View, more than 100 Staten Island residents gather to express concerns over the NineDot battery energy ...
Overnight fire at Moss Landing battery plant under control
The fire at the Vistra Battery Facility storage plant brought a Tuesday night warning from Monterey County’s emergency ...
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Another New York, New Jersey feud: Wildfires
Gov. Phil Murphy used a Thursday press conference on wildfire readiness to say New York’s lack of a state fire service is “beyond belief.” The comments come just three months after ...