A truck full of batteries has been burning for almost a full day, shutting down ports in LA
Both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach have shut down a number of terminals while the fire continues to burn. As of 12:10PM PT on Friday, the truck was still on fire, and both the ports and bridge were still closed, Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) spokesperson Ren Medina told The Verge.
Fire crews moving container of damaged lithium-ion batteries that burned in the Port of L.A. for hours
Some port terminals were shut down Friday as firefighters monitor a truckload of batteries that ignited near the Vincent Thomas Bridge.
New, low-cost cathode could radically improve lithium-ion batteries
A multi-institutional research team led by Georgia Tech ‘s Hailong Chen has developed a new, low-cost cathode that could potentially revolutionize lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), with the potential to significantly impact the electric vehicle (EV) market and large-scale energy storage systems.
Fire engulfing crashed tractor-trailer hauling lithium batteries burns on and on at Los Angeles port
A tractor-trailer full of lithium batteries that overturned and caught fire Thursday at the Port of Los Angeles continued to burn Friday and kept several port terminals closed.
Watch: Lithium ion battery explosion blows apart truck trailer in San Pedro crash
Video captured the moment a truckload of lithium ion batteries exploded and blew apart a trailer following a big rig rollover crash near the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro.
Overturned truck spills lithium-ion batteries on freeway, sparks fire in San Pedro
A truck carrying lithium-ion batteries overturned on the 47 Freeway in San Pedro on Thursday, Sept. 26, sparking a fire and shutting down traffic in both directions between the 110 and 710 freeways. Around noon,
Semi-truck carrying lithium-ion batteries overturns, sparks fire in San Pedro
A semi-truck carrying large lithium-ion batteries overturned Thursday in San Pedro, sparking a fire and hazardous materials concerns while also forcing a closure of the 47 Freeway and the Vincent Thomas Bridge.
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Lithium ion batteries catch fire in truck crash near Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro
The Vincent Thomas Bridge is San Pedro remained closed Friday morning about 20 hours after a truckload of lithium ion ...
Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro closed as big rig with lithium-ion batteries continues to burn
The Vincent Thomas Bridge, running through the Port of Los Angeles, remains closed in both directions as fire crews let the ...
Truck Carrying Lithium-Ion Batteries Overturns, Sparking Fire on L.A. Highway
The fire was expected to burn for as long as 48 hours, forcing the authorities to close part of a highway where a truck ...
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Overturned truck spills lithium-ion batteries on California freeway, sparks fire
Firefighters stay hundreds of feet back from a truck carrying lithium ion batteries after it overturned and caught fire ...
Researchers crack a key problem with sodium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and grid energy storage
Lithium-ion batteries have long dominated the market as the go-to power source for electric vehicles. They are also ...
Chicago is a leader in protecting consumers from dangers of lithium-ion batteries
City Council recently passed an ordinance regulating the market. Lithium-ion batteries can be found in nearly every household ...
Big rig with lithium ion batteries flips in San Pedro, sparking hazardous fire, closing freeway
A hazardous fire broke out in San Pedro around noon on Thursday after a big rig carrying lithium ion batteries overturned, ...
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Scientists may have an explanation for why some batteries don’t last
A long-standing idea of why lithium ion batteries die focuses on lithium movement into the cathode. Instead, hydrogen may be to blame.