The Lancaster Township Fire Department in Pennsylvania responded to a 911 call about a car fire. When firefighters arrived, ...

The acid could leech into the ground beneath ... One spark near a spent battery could lead to a full-on fire. Rather than just throwing your batteries in the trash once you're done with them ...

Storing one fully charged can damage the battery, and too little charge can degrade it. Lead-acid batteries ... these ...

The battery pack uses four 3.5 V LiFePO 4 cells wired in series to achieve a nominal 12 V supply that stands in for a traditional lead-acid battery. The angel of second-hand purchases was smiling ...

This change will significantly reduce the safety risks associated with lead-acid ... battery standards, targeting the electronic aspects of battery controls to mitigate fire, electric shock ...