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  2. Lithium-ion batteries causing fires, dangers on California ...

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    For the record: 7:04 a.m. Oct. 28, 2024: An earlier version of this article said a lithium-ion battery fire occurred on Interstate 15 near Bakersfield.It was near Baker. For more than two days, a ...

  3. Plug-in electric vehicle fire - Wikipedia

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    The battery packs are produced by GS Yuasa, the same company that supplies the batteries for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, whose entire fleet was grounded in January 2013 for battery problems. The lithium-ion battery of an i-MiEV caught fire at the Mizushima battery pack assembly plant on March 18 while connected to a charge-discharge test equipment.

  4. Moss Landing lithium battery facility fire continues to burn ...

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    The fire began in the plant's first lithium-ion battery energy storage system which went online at the end of 2020 and was expanded in 2023, becoming the world's largest at the time, according to ...

  5. Prevent fires this holiday with lithium-ion battery safety ...

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    Extra-large lithium-ion batteries, such as those used for electric vehicles, are not accepted at the H-MRF. Residents should contact the manufacturer for safe disposal options of these batteries.

  6. Electric vehicle battery - Wikipedia

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    Nissan Leaf cutaway showing part of the battery in 2009. An electric vehicle battery is a rechargeable battery used to power the electric motors of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) or hybrid electric vehicle (HEV). They are typically lithium-ion batteries that are designed for high power-to-weight ratio and energy density.

  7. Health and environmental effects of battery electric cars

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    Some electric vehicle manufacturers, such as Tesla, claim that a lithium-ion battery that no longer fulfills the requirements of its intended use can be serviced by them directly, thereby lengthening its first-life. [69] Reused electric vehicle batteries can potentially supply 60-100% of the grid-scale lithium-ion energy storage by 2030. [70]

  8. Lithium batteries have caused 2 recent fires in Wichita. Here ...

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    The Wichita Fire Department will be participating in lithium-ion battery fire safety training, the city says. Lithium batteries have caused 2 recent fires in Wichita. Here’s how to use them safely

  9. Environmental impacts of lithium-ion batteries - Wikipedia

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    This type of battery is also referred to as a lithium-ion battery [1] and is most commonly used for electric vehicles and electronics. [1] The first type of lithium battery was created by the British chemist M. Stanley Whittingham in the early 1970s and used titanium and lithium as the electrodes.