The amount of spent lithium-ion batteries that need disposal is expected to soar from an estimate of 900,000 metric tons this year to 20.5 million metric tons by 2040, according to a report ...

Flooded electric vehicles and household items with lithium-ion batteries can be a risk not only during the storm, but in the days, weeks, even months later. PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — During ...

A super-fast charging sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery that can charge up to 80 per cent in just six minutes and claims to last over 3,000 charge cycles, nearly comparable with the more ubiquitous ...

It’s also more than apparent that New Zealand needs to take urgent action to standardise protocols for the disposal of lithium-ion batteries; without more regulation we’re going to have more fires ...

Charging lithium-ion batteries with an extension cord is highly discouraged by fire professionals. The Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety explained extension cords can alter the flow ...

Lithium-iron-phosphate batteries feature a wider temperature range, between -4 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit, compared to the typical operating range of 32 to 113 degrees Fahrenheit in lithium-ion ...

The fires that swept through Los Angeles County in January left behind more than 1 million pounds of damaged lithium-ion batteries, ranging from slim capsules inside iPhones to the brick-like ...

One person suffered serious injuries after a two-alarm fire involving lithium-ion batteries broke out inside a residence at 86-05 91st Avenue in Queens on Dec. 29, 2024.

For these major reasons, sodium-ion batteries simply aren't a completely perfect replacement for lithium-ion. If they are to become that, it'll take quite a bit of improvement and revising to get ...

A lithium-ion battery uses cobalt at the anode, which has proven difficult to source. Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries could remedy this problem by using sulfur as the cathodic material instead.