The Boeing 787 battery fire in Boston last month was caused by a battery short circuit that led to a thermal runaway condition, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded. NTSB ...

WASHINGTON — A short circuit likely caused by a manufacturing defect in a Boeing 787 airliner battery caused a fire last year that grounded the planes for more than three months, federal accident ...

Porsche is recalling 27,527 Taycan EVs in the U.S. owing to concerns of the high-voltage battery experiencing a short circuit within the battery module, the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Investigators in the U.S. and Japan have put a spotlight on the lithium backup power systems used on the new Boeing jet, linking the technology to several recent incidents, including a fire on one of ...

Porsche Cars North America is recalling certain 2020-2024 Porsche Taycan electric vehicles because their high-voltage batteries may experience a short circuit, creating a fire risk without warning.

How lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries behave under short-circuit conditions can now be examined using a new approach developed by a UCL-led team to help improve reliability and safety. The use of high ...

Finland-based power electronics specialist Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch is partnering up with maritime energy storage system (ESS) manufacturer Corvus Energy to continue the development of ...