Q&A: Are Lithium-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles a Fire Hazard? August 24, 2021 By Heekyong Yang General Motors Co. has expanded the recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to a risk of fire from...
U.S. Safety Board Says Current Air Cargo Safety Rules for Lithium Batteries Pose Danger June 9, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Monday urged strengthening air cargo shipping requirements for prototype and low-production lithium-ion...
Laptop Ban Spurs Fire Warning on Batteries in Jet Cargo Holds April 20, 2017 By Alan Levin The U.S. order prohibiting passengers from carrying laptop computers and other electronics into the cabins of some overseas flights is...
U.S. Push to Avert Plane Battery Fires Stalls Under New Administration March 14, 2017 By JOAN LOWY A year ago, the U.S. government was campaigning for an international ban on shipments of rechargeable batteries on passenger planes...
Samsung Sends Fire-Proof Boxes for Galaxy Note 7 Returns October 14, 2016 Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it is sending fire-resistant packages to its customers in the U.S. as a precaution against possible...
Passenger Airliners to Ban Rechargeable Battery Shipments February 24, 2016 By JOAN LOWY Cargo shipments of the rechargeable lithium batteries used in countless consumer products should no longer be allowed on passenger planes...
Ban on Air Shipments of Lithium Batteries Proposed by UN Panel February 1, 2016 By JOAN LOWY A U.N. panel recommended Wednesday that cargo shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries be banned from passenger airliners because the batteries...
Battery Showdown Pits Boeing Against IPhone Over Plane Safety November 3, 2015 By Alan Levin The smoke alarm first sounded as the United Parcel Service Inc. jumbo jet neared cruising altitude over the Persian Gulf....
UN Panel Rejects Rechargable Battery Ban on Air Shipments Despite Fire Risk October 30, 2015 By JOAN LOWY A U.N. aviation panel has rejected a ban on rechargeable battery shipments on passenger airliners despite evidence they can cause...
FAA to Back Ban on Lithium Batteries on Passenger Plane Shipments October 12, 2015 By JOAN LOWY The risk of unstoppable fires is prompting U.S. officials to back a proposed international ban on rechargeable lithium battery shipments...