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Lithium-ion batteries revolutionized the world when Sony brought them to the mass market in 1991. Compared to previous rechargeable battery technology, they were lighter, more energy-dense, last ...

Every year, it's estimated that there are more than 5,000 lithium-ion battery fires at recycling facilities in the U.S. alone ...

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Joseph is a writer and editor with an unhealthy interest in everything automotive. Father by day, he spends his nights reading and writing about fast cars, exotic brands, and the latest automotive ...

As an auditor of battery manufacturers around the world, University of Maryland mechanical engineer Michael Pecht frequently ...

A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing Monday after a passenger’s lithium battery-powered device caught fire midflight—one of more than 35 such incidents to occur on a U.S. flight so far ...