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New Chemical Compound Might End Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

Mila Luleva — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:54:13 +0000

The flammability of lithium-ion batteries has become quite a major concern, especially when a number of accidents over the past year made the news agencies explode. When the Tesla Model S and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner caught fire, researchers turned their focus towards developing safer technologies. A number of advances are already being made in the field, […]

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Electrovaya Lithium-Ion Battery is Non-Toxic and Less-Prone to Fire

Benji Jerew — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:51:02 +0000

With concerns over lithium-ion battery flammability and toxicity, adoption of electric and electrified vehicles has been slower than it could have been. Case in point: Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Fisker Karma*. In response to this, manufacturers have been researching how to make their lithium-ion batteries safer. Electrovaya in Canada had to cut back on production […]

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New Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Box Should Mitigate Fire Concerns

Benji Jerew — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:58:42 +0000

After smoke erupted from the lithium-ion battery pack aboard one Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and fire in another, the Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] grounded the whole fleet. After weeks of testing though, neither FAA investigators nor Boeing engineers have been able to determine the cause of the smoke and fire in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s battery. […]

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