Consumer News Lithium Ion Batteries May Contribute To Forever Chemical Pollution

Pollution from electric-battery production mitigated by longer car use

A white car is plugged into one of several electric chargers in a parking area. While the environmental effects related to building batteries for electric cars, such as the one shown here, are ... Read More

MXene Current Collectors Could Reduce Size, Improve Recyclability of Li-Ion Batteries

The vast majority of consumer electronics use lithium-ion batteries, and with each generation, these devices are designed smaller, lighter and with longer battery life to meet the growing demands of ... Read More

Lithium Ion Batteries Suspected in Fire at GM Design Studio CA

Lithium-Ion batteries in a concept car are suspected of igniting and starting a fire in the nearly new GM Advanced Design center in Pasadena, Calif. Wednesday night. Firefighters responded to a call ... Read More

Ascend produces recycled lithium carbonate from used LIBs

Ascend Elements, a Westborough, Massachusetts-based lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycler, says it has achieved a significant milestone in domestic critical minerals recovery, producing greater than 99 ... Read More

Concept cars burned after General Motors design facility in Pasadena catches fire

Multiple concept cars were burned and a hazardous materials crew was called to Pasadena after a General Motors design facility housing lithium-ion batteries caught fire on Wednesday night. Hundreds of ... Read More

NYC’s new e-bike battery crackdown includes push to confiscate ‘uncertified’ batteries

The Adams administration is looking to ban the storage and use of “uncertified” e-bike lithium-ion batteries after a series of deadly fires in buildings across the Big Apple. The NYPD would enforce ... Read More