SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KGO) -- Santa Clara County Fire says it has not yet determined the cause of the battery fire that destroyed a Tesla Model S earlier this week in Los Gatos. In the meantime, an ...

Tod Kingston is studying ways to make lithium-ion batteries safer. (photo by Christopher Gannon ISU) An Iowa State University researcher is using a special tool to test the limits of lithium-ion ...

In a bid to make lithium-ion batteries safer, cleaner, and easier to recycle, scientists at the Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a novel quasi-solid electrolyte. The material, dubbed 3D-SLISE ...

According to a five-year study by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission or CPSC, more than 25,000 fires were caused by ...

A child’s toy led to tragic results for a D.C. family last year. In January 2023, India Smith showed News4 what was left of her Southeast home after the lithium-ion battery in her son’s hoverboard ...

Lithium-ion battery fires are rising in North Texas, pushing firefighters to test new tactics against the dangerous blazes.

A new chemistry breakthrough could unlock 12-minute charging and 500 miles of range for electric vehicles. The new design ...

Monash scientists designed a fast, safe liquid battery for home solar. The system could outperform expensive lithium-ion options. Engineers have created a new water-based battery designed to make ...

A Delta flight from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale with nearly 200 people on board diverted to make an emergency landing in Fort Myers after officials said a personal battery caught on fire. "Flight ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the release of $77,217,590 to ENTEK Lithium Separators LLC to support the construction of a lithium-ion battery separator manufacturing facility in Terre ...