The intense heat hitting most of the nation is already invoking warnings about power outages and health impacts. But there is also another danger posed to drivers, as record temperatures lead to a ...

Electric cars have always seemed like the wave of the future. Countless movies have made us yearn for cars that run on batteries and can be charged from the owner’s home. What we weren’t prepared for ...

Electric cars are no longer a niche product for wealthy early adopters. From European capitals to Southeast Asian megacities and Andean mining towns, battery powered vehicles are reshaping how people ...

It might seem counter-productive to use water on an EV to put a fire out because of possible electrocution, but that's unlikely unless plugged into a charger.

A lithium-ion battery explosion sparked a massive fire at a Fulton recycling plant Friday morning.Thick, black smoke filled ...

An explosion at an electric car charging point outside a house in Indore, India, resulted in a fire that killed seven people.

Canada recently signed a new trade agreement with China, reducing tariffs on up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) ...

Fifteen years ago, when modern electric vehicles were just hitting the road, no one knew exactly what to expect from their giant, expensive lithium-ion batteries. As batteries age, they hold less and ...