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Lithium-ion batteries

July 2024

  • a lithium ion battery

    ‘Forever chemicals’ used in lithium ion batteries threaten environment, research finds

    A subclass of PFAS has been found near manufacturing plants and landfills, and in remote regions of the world

June 2024

  • Antonio Calpanchay, now 45, has cut and sold blocks of salt from the Salinas Grandes, in northern Argentina, since he was 12.

    Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
    Battle lines redrawn as Argentina’s lithium mines ramp up to meet electric car demand

    Mining companies accused of colonial ‘divide and rule’ tactics in their pursuit of the precious metal that lies under the country’s salt flats

May 2024

  • Red-coloured robotic arms work on the car assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory

    Biden announces 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles

    White House levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to inflame trade tensions
  • Larry Marshall

    US and China need ‘climate armistice’ to meet net zero, says former head of CSIRO

    ‘Climate change is a global problem. It needs that global level of collaboration,’ says Larry Marshall
  • A waste operative sorts through piles of batteries

    UK public warned after huge rise in fires caused by binned batteries

    Fire chief says incorrect disposal of devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are ‘disaster waiting to happen’

April 2024

  • A 3D rendering of dark solar panels and wind turbines alongside a modular battery energy storage system

    Battery life
    Salt, air and bricks: could this be the future of energy storage?

    Start-ups turn to heat over batteries and are aiming to industrialise the practice

March 2024

  • A screenshot from a video supplied by Fire and Rescue NSW shows firefighters approaching a Sydney apartment after an ebike caught fire

    Growing safety concerns over lithium-ion batteries after four fires in one day in NSW

    Firefighters responded to blazes set off by an ebike, an EV charging station, a garden hedger and a loose battery in a garbage truck

  • Firefighters attend after ebike with lithium-ion batteries catches fire in Sydney unit – video

    Twenty-five firefighters and four fire trucks were deployed to an apartment in Sydney's south-west after an ebike caught fire. Four people were inside when the blaze broke out on the third level of a 10-storey building in Bankstown at around 6:30am on 14 March, according to Fire and Rescue NSW
  • Fire and Rescue NSW said two people were killed during a fire at Teralba, which investigators believe are the state’s first lithium-ion battery-related fire deaths

    Fatal Lake Macquarie fire believed to be NSW’s first recorded lithium-ion battery deaths

    Fire and Rescue NSW believe battery went into ‘thermal runaway’, killing two of Teralba townhouse’s occupants

January 2024

  • Charred aftermath of North Bondi fire caused by faulty lithium-ion ebike battery – video

    The four occupants of the unit were asleep when the blaze broke out just before 4am but were able to escape
  • Burnt and blackened furniture and belongings inside an apartment

    Faulty ebike battery sparks fire that guts Sydney apartment

    Several people were lucky to escape the blaze that has prompted a warning about the risks of lithium-ion batteries
  • A video screenshot showing the fire at an e-bike workshop in Croydon on Friday

    Authorities investigate cause of fire at Sydney e-bike workshop

    Blaze broke out at Croydon building Friday morning, with firefighters highlighting risks from lithium batteries

October 2023

  • Damaged lithium-ion batteries after a deadly fire at an e-bike store in New York

    Increased fire risk from charging e-bikes due to lack of battery regulation in Australia, expert says

    Explosion at Sydney hostel latest in a string of blazes believed to be linked to faulty charges on e-bikes likely caused by low-quality products

September 2023

  • Close up of a fire engine

    Tesla lithium battery fire hits ‘landmark’ Queensland energy project, sparking political debate

    Bouldercombe residents told to stay indoors as fire crews take advice from Tesla to allow the fire to burn out, which may take several days

August 2023

  • The cab door and emblem of the New South Wales Fire and Rescue Service on a truck parked in a suburban street

    Firefighters fear being ‘overwhelmed’ by rise in battery fires after fatal Sydney blaze

    A NSW fire and rescue superintendent said the death of a man in a Sydney fire on Saturday night was part of a ‘marked increase’ in such incidents

March 2023

  • The burnt-out garage in Sydney's east

    E-bike explodes in garage of Sydney home, sparking major fire

    Investigators believe a faulty lithium-ion battery exploded, badly damaging Eastgardens house

January 2016

  • Strathmore fire hoverboard

    Hoverboard 'plugged in for 10 minutes' causes fire that destroyed Melbourne home

    Resident says his daughter alerted him to a fire in the bedroom caused by hoverboard on charge, but it was too late to stop it taking hold
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