Safety Board: More Guidance Needed to Protect Firefighters From Electric Vehicle Fires January 14, 2021 By Jim Sams Electric vehicle manufacturers should provide more specific information to first responders and tow truck drivers on how to cope with...
East Africa’s Electric Motorbikes Are Fueling a Carbon-Free Future December 22, 2020 By Todd Gillespie When Rwanda’s president said last August that he wanted all of the country’s motorbikes to be electric as soon as...
CEO of Top Battery Maker LG Chem Discloses JV Talks, Defends Split-Off October 16, 2020 By Hyunjoo Jin and Heekyong Yang SEOUL — LG Chem, the world’s top electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, is in talks with a “couple” of automakers...
US Investigates Fire Reports in Chevy Bolt Electric Vehicles October 14, 2020 DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints that the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle can catch fire....
Audi Recalls First Electric SUV in U.S. on Battery Fire Risk June 11, 2019 Volkswagen AG’s luxury brand Audi is recalling its first all-electric vehicle sold in the U.S. due to a potential risk...
Companies See New York as Scooter Haven; NYC Says Not So Fast June 3, 2019 By Hailey Waller Four companies — Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc., Bird Rides Inc. and Lime — are aggressively lobbying in New York...
Tesla Fires Sound Alarms About Safety of Electric-Car Batteries May 16, 2019 Electric vehicles may be less prone to catch fire than gas guzzlers, but recent blazes involving Tesla Inc. and NIO...