The lead-acid 12V auxiliary batteries are still a common thing in modern electric vehicles, despite the traction batteries are, in almost all cases, some kind of lithium-ion chemistry. That's probably ...

An exploding lithium-ion battery in an illegal e-bike repair shop in the basement of a home in Queens sparked a huge fire that tore through the single-family house, FDNY officials said Tuesday.

Mobile phone users rarely consider the mini power plants that keep their devices multi-tasking all day. Now those rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are big news. Samsung Electronics Co. is ending ...