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  • Ian flooding, storm surges expose vulnerability of batteries in electric vehicles sparking fire

    10/17/2022 12:05:51 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 15 replies
    Just The News ^ | Updated: October 17, 2022 - 2:19pm | By Charlotte Hazard
    Incidents of electric vehicles catching on fire after hurricanes are becoming common according to reports The storm surges and flooding from Hurricane Ian in Florida are reportedly again exposing the vulnerability of electric vehicle catching fire after being submerged in saltwater. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently wrote in a letter to Jimmy Patronis, the chief financial officer of Florida Department of Financial Services, that such incidents are not uncommon, according to the Epoch Times. "We are tracking Florida EV fires through news reports, fire department social media sites, and other sources, and we can confirm your experience in...
  • The Science of Why Electric Vehicle Batteries Are So Dangerous

    09/30/2022 12:46:26 AM PDT · by qaz123 · 80 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 29Sept | Nolan
    In a recent op-ed, the Washington Post outlines how Tesla’s battery issues and fires may not just be due to poor design and manufacturing but a side effect of electric vehicles relying on lithium-ion batteries. The Washington Post reports in an op-ed titled “Tesla’s Big Batteries Aren’t the Fire Problem. Lithium Is,” that Americans should be questionubg whether lithium-ion powerpacks should be used for applications such as electric vehicles. The piece argues that the science of lithium-ion batteries make them inherently dangerous.
  • Firefighters’ Clothing Contamination in Fires of Electric Vehicle Batteries and Photovoltaic Modules—Literature Review and Pilot Tests Results

    09/29/2022 7:47:43 AM PDT · by moovova · 21 replies
    MDPI ^ | 9/29/22 | Ewelina Szmytke, Dorota Brzezińska, Waldemar Machnowski, Szymon Kokot
    Abstract The electric vehicle (EV) market, together with photovoltaic (PV) installations continues to develop at a pace. However, there are concerns that EV and PV installation fires may create more harmful substances than other types of fire. PV modules and car battery fires emit a range of carcinogenic and highly toxic compounds that are not yet fully understood and may pose a threat to firefighters’ health. This also raises the question of the impact on firefighters’ clothing and the safe handling and cleaning after such fires. This article presents a literature and standards review of the firefighters’ protective clothing maintenance...
  • Fire department warns about charging batteries after 2 house fires in Blue Springs

    07/01/2022 10:10:11 AM PDT · by gitmo · 37 replies
    KMBC News ^ | June 30, 2022 | Brian Johnson
    Authorities said two recent fires in Blue Springs were both caused by lithium-ion batteries that are commonly found in most homes. No one was hurt in the fires. Rechargeable batteries are found in a variety of products. The fire department said to make sure your smoke detectors work and take action. The pictures show what's left of a Dyson vacuum that caught fire from a third-party battery purchased on Amazon. The fire started in the primary bedroom closet while the family was at home. "They burn at really high heat. It takes a lot of water," said fire Capt. Derrick...
  • Batteries for Electric Cars Now Demand More Cobalt Than Phones

    05/18/2022 7:29:32 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 31 replies
    https://www.thedrive.com ^ | MAY 17, 2022 3:52 PM | HAZEL SOUTHWELL
    Cobalt mining is still fraught with danger and unethical practices, and our dependency is only growing. Cobalt is a problem material and it's one that lithium-ion batteries can use a lot of. As EV factory production ramps up for nearly all automakers, EVs have become the main driver of demand for cobalt, surpassing smartphones, which also rely on the metal. Mobile devices have driven demand for cobalt until now because lots of little batteries still need a cathode and anode in each one. A phone battery doesn't need anywhere near as many materials as an electric or hybrid car battery,...
  • Hydrofluoric acid: the chemical hazard hiding in electric and hybrid vehicle batteries

    05/07/2022 7:51:09 AM PDT · by fireman15 · 72 replies
    Prosol UK ^ | 5/01/2022 | Prosol
    Ever wondered what types of batteries are used to power electric and hybrid vehicles (EHVs)? Well, the majority of EHVs being driven on our roads today will use lithium-ion (Li-ion) or lithium polymer batteries. ... They pose a potentially lethal chemical hazard to anyone working on or near EHVs. ... Since the electrolyte is a liquid, there is always the possibility that it could leak from inside the battery – we’ve all seen standard AA batteries that have leaked leaving white potassium hydroxide crystals on their outer casing, right? Well, that’s the danger with lithium-ion batteries. If the electrolyte inside...
  • US agency opens probe into electric vehicle batteries

    04/05/2022 8:08:13 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 22 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | April 5, 2022 | By TOM KRISHER
    DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into electric and hybrid vehicle batteries after five automakers issued recalls due to possible defects that could cause fires or stalling. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers more than 138,000 vehicles with batteries made by LG Energy Solution of South Korea. General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Stellantis and Volkswagen have issued recalls since February of 2020, most due to internal battery failures that can increase the risk of fires. The investigation is another bug in a growing global rollout of electric vehicles by all automakers to replace...
  • House Republicans invite Hunter Biden to testify on cobalt mining, his 'expertise' on EV batteries

    04/02/2022 3:34:59 AM PDT · by Libloather · 7 replies
    Fox News ^ | 4/02/22 | Lawrence Richard
    House Republicans have called on Hunter Biden to testify before Congress later this week, according to a letter from a senior House Republican. "House Committee on Oversight and Reform Republicans request the attendance and testimony of Hunter Biden," Ranking Member James Comer said in a letter to House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney. The committee hearing, titled "It’s Electric: Developing the Postal Service Fleet of the Future," is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5.
  • ‘Potentially Catasrophic’ – Container Loaded with Discarded Lithium Batteries Catches Fire Enroute to Port

    03/10/2022 2:10:43 PM PST · by artichokegrower · 34 replies
    gCaptain ^ | March 10, 2022 | Mike Schuler
    The U.S. Coast Guard is warning about the hazards of transporting discarded lithium batteries after a container illegally loaded them caught fire while en route to the Port of Virginia, where it was set to be loaded onto a ship.
  • Lithium-ion batteries 'keeping the fire alive' on burning cargo ship carrying luxury cars

    02/20/2022 9:37:54 PM PST · by george76 · 59 replies
    ABC News ^ | 2/20/202
    Firefighters are struggling to extinguish a fire that broke out last week on a cargo ship that is carrying thousands of luxury cars and is adrift off the coast of Portugal's Azores islands. A port official said it was unclear when crews would succeed. The vessel, Felicity Ace, which is carrying about 4,000 vehicles including Porsches, Audis and Bentleys, some electric with lithium-ion batteries, caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday. The 22 crew members on board were evacuated on the same day. "The intervention [to put out the blaze] has to be done very slowly,"...
  • More Shipping News – Was the Felicity Ace Fire caused by Electric Vehicle Batteries?

    02/19/2022 7:48:32 AM PST · by fireman15 · 56 replies
    Watts Up With That? ^ | 2-18-2022 | Eric Worrall
    We may never know if an EV started the fire, but even if the EVs didn’t start the fire, they are certainly making it a lot more difficult to extinguish the fire. EV battery fires are chemically comparable to thermite fires, hot enough to melt steel, so there may not be much left to analyse by the time the ship fire finally burns itself out. This disaster could have real consequences for the EV market, both transporting EVs by sea or land, and consumer desire for a product which is potentially such a severe fire hazard. I would not be...
  • Race to salvage fire-ravaged US-bound cargo ship drifting in the Atlantic with thousands of supercars on board including Porsches, Bentleys and Lamborghinis with blaze fueled by batteries in electric vehicles

    02/19/2022 3:42:45 AM PST · by fruser1 · 62 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | 2/19/2022 | Jack Newman and James Gordon
    Rescuers are racing to salvage a US-bound cargo ship in the Atlantic engulfed in flames with 4,000 cars on board including Bentleys, Audis and Lamborghinis. The operation is taking place off the Azores archipelago where the 'Felicity Ace' cargo ship caught ablaze at sea on Wednesday. Lithium-ion batteries in the electric cars on board have caught fire and the blaze requires specialist equipment to extinguish. Investigators are probing whether the batteries started the onboard inferno. The ship is still ablaze and plumes of white smoke are billowing from the vessel as a Portuguese navy ship works to stop it sinking...
  • GM recalls Bolt EVs again because some batteries may pose fire risk

    07/23/2021 4:11:32 PM PDT · by george76 · 40 replies
    yahoo ^ | July 23, 2021 | Jamie L. LaReau
    General Motors is recalling tens of thousands of Chevrolet all-electric Bolt hatchbacks for the second time in less than a year because of a potential fire risk. The company made the move on Friday after two Bolts caught fire without impact recently. GM is confirming that at least one of the Bolt fires was battery related and happened despite the owner getting the fix from the first recall. This time, GM said it would recall all 2017-19 model-year Bolts. In total, the recall involves 68,000 vehicles globally; of those, 50,925 are in the United States. The vehicles contain high voltage...
  • Battery Fire Turns Electric Vehicle into Unrecognizable Mess

    10/24/2022 7:48:43 PM PDT · by montag813 · 50 replies
    Right News Now ^ | 10-24-2022 | Becca London
    by Becca London | RNNAn electric vehicle fire led to a temporary closure of a highway west of Vermillion, South Dakota, last week. The EV’s battery burst into fire, turning the car into an unrecognizable mess after the blaze was eventually put out.KELOLAND News, and news media outlet based in Sioux Falls, SD, reported:The Vermillion Fire EMS Department says it happened on Highway 50 near the Business Route exit just after 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Crews arriving on scene found a small car on fire with flames spreading into the ditch.Because flames had reached the cars high-voltage battery, firefighters secured...
  • Battery Fire Turns Electric Vehicle into Unrecognizable Mess in South Dakota

    10/24/2022 9:35:53 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 44 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 10/24/2022 | ROBERT KRAYCHIK
    An electric vehicle fire led to a temporary closure of a highway west of Vermillion, South Dakota, last week. The EV’s battery burst into fire, turning the car into an unrecognizable mess after the blaze was eventually put out. KELOLAND News, and news media outlet based in Sioux Falls, SD, reported: The Vermillion Fire EMS Department says it happened on Highway 50 near the Business Route exit just after 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Crews arriving on scene found a small car on fire with flames spreading into the ditch. Because flames had reached the cars high-voltage battery, firefighters secured the...