Police say burning Tesla battery prevented them from saving driver in fatal crash
A driver died after police say they were unable to save the person from their Tesla because of its burning lithium ion ...
Palo Alto Weekly3d
Fire inspector: Tesla battery ignited August fire at Palo Alto car dealerships
The result is the release of flammable electrolyte from the battery,” the county’s report noted. The fire began on Aug. 7, 2022, at about 5:30 a.m. in an outside storage area of the Tesla ...
Flame retardants in some batteries might be making fires worse
“Historically, flame retardant use to meet flammability standards has resulted in documented health risks without ...
Crashes and Disasters
MOSS LANDING – Some 1,200 residents were allowed to return home Friday night after they were evacuated a day earlier due to a ...
Burning Teslas, fried battery storage systems add to toxic mix hindering LA wildfire cleanup
Lithium batteries from EVs and hybrids, as well as home-power backups, will require specialized removal in the wake of the ...
USA Today9d
Fire out at Moss Landing battery plant, heat pockets persist; EPA concludes air monitoring
Tesla Megapack battery energy storage system (BESS), known as the Elkhorn Battery. Both have been offline since the fire ignited on Thursday. At issue for the supervisors is the operators ...
Northern California lithium battery storage plant catches fire — and it’s not the first time
The blaze broke out late Thursday at the Monterey County plant that stores and sells power to Pacific Gas & Electric.
Burning Teslas in LA add toxic barriers to wildfire cleanup
The Palisades fire wreaked significant havoc on the nearby city of Malibu. In an interview, Mayor Doug Stewart said that the ...
NBC Los Angeles on MSN2d
‘Unprecedented' number of lithium ion batteries complicates LA wildfires cleanup
What authorities described as one of the largest lithium-ion battery cleanups ever is underway in Los Angeles County ...