Batteries

14/08/2023

zero burned in the fire.

0 of the 500 on that Dutch ship... that was really Panamanian caught fire.

Feuer auf der Fremantle Highway: Vier Decks des Frachters sind weitgehend unbeschädigt – darunter die 500 Elektroautos.

23/05/2022

To coincide with the fire sale of Tesla shares.... https://youtu.be/IgZf-auOZxI

25/04/2022

https://www.mimikama.at/elektro-bus-brand/

Ein Video, das einen brennenden Bus zeigt, geht viral. Dabei soll es sich um ein Elektro-Fahrzeug handeln, dessen Batterien in Brand geraten waren.

17/01/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVFs6cu-WIk&list=PLyvdbTy3v1d5Ii3abPqXnNnzhyOev2xia&index=4

CATL's planned 1200 GWh of installed production capacity in 2025. Today we’re gonna look at how many batteries CATL might supply to Tesla in 2025. I’ll a...

17/01/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEvR3kyx_KM

In this video, the BYD blade battery will be evalutated. The hype is real (mostly). I'll cover why blade battery cells so safe, cell and pack level energy d...

17/01/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdZL8RF3thI&list=RDCMUCIFn7ONIJHyC-lMnb7Fm_jw&start_radio=1&t=10s

What are the advantages and disadvantages of CALT LFP type batteries versus Tesla NCA type batteries what’s the basic science behind them? Today I’ll compar...

20/10/2021

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/opinions/data-center-ups-how-to-make-li-ion-the-safe-choice/

Operators still shy away from Li-ion batteries due to safety fears - but they can be made profitable and safe when you make the right choices

19/10/2021

in case you were wondering if you can safely replace defective individual cells in a Tesla li-ion battery pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SkHJZSH-Yk the answer is no.

Each of the owners affected by our fire last night have been contacted. I personally reached out to each of you affected by a lost Roadster, rather than hav...

11/10/2021

US lead-acid battery recycler accused of exposing workers to lead hazards

https://www.bestmag.co.uk/content/us-lead-acid-battery-recycler-accused-exposing-workers-lead-hazards

Fri, 10/08/2021 - 11:06 -- paul Crompton Lead battery recycling firm Gopher Resource has been accused of failing to prevent its workers from being exposed to “lead inhalation hazards”, a US federal workplace safety investigation found. Despite warnings since March 2020 of unsafe measures of lead...

09/09/2021

Battery recalls and supply crunch challenge electric vehicle revolution
Rising costs may have to be passed on to automobile makers and their customers
https://www.ft.com/content/23d41d4d-2406-414d-9ac3-3728f94b52db

Rising costs may have to be passed on to automobile makers and their customers

30/08/2021

A nice article based on my white paper about safety of lithium-ion UPS batteries for data centres and mission critical facilities ....(page 42-45) https://networkseuropemagazine.com/July-August-2021-Issue/ =42

NETWORKS EUROPE The magazine for network and data centre professionals July/August 2021 THE CHALLENGE OF MONITORING 5G NETWORKS DEMYSTIFYING SAFETY FOR UPS LI-ION BATTERY SYSTEMS FIBRE OPTICS FOR THE CLIMATE CHOOSING FIBRE OPTICS TO PROTECT THE ATMOSPHERE HOW TO CONSTRUCT A 5G STRATEGY TO MAXIMISE I...

04/12/2020

Another new battery industry euphemism " preemptively prioritize customer safety" which translates to switches off to stop catching fire....but not necessarily when there is a dangerous situation - imagine this happened in a mission critical UPS..... https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/lg-chem--sk-innovation-spar-over-ev-recalls-in-trade-dispute-13698016

South Korean battery makers LG Chem and SK Innovation are sparring over whether the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) should consider ...

19/10/2020

The high recycling rate of lead-acid is often touted as one of its virtues, however it blasts poisonous lead dust into the surrounding environment. That Exide should seek to shirk their responsibility is simply not acceptable. https://news.yahoo.com/exide-battery-recycling-plant-left-120044722.html

A bankruptcy plan by battery recycler Exide would allow it to walk away from California's largest environmental cleanup, leaving taxpayers to pay the bill

20/08/2020

Blei in , Geschirr und Gewürzen vergiftet Millionen Kinder

https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/blei-warum-das-schwermetall-so-gefaehrlich-fuer-kinder-ist-a-763b853b-44b8-43ab-890d-42a5d5324b99

800 Millionen Kinder leiden weltweit an Bleivergiftungen. Umweltexperte Nicholas Rees erklärt im Interview, wie das gefährliche Schwermetall ganze Generationen krank macht - und was dagegen getan werden muss.

07/01/2020

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/auto/tesla-batterie-haltbarkeit-1.4714730?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Zahlen einer Tesla-Flotte aus den USA belegen jetzt: Die Batterien halten viel länger als gedacht.

06/01/2020

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/30/battery-developments-in-the-last-decade-created-a-seismic-shift-that-will-play-out-in-the-next-10-years.html

Batteries hold the key ingredient for transitioning away from fossil fuel dependence, and the next decade could prove transformational.

05/12/2019

https://www.focus.de/auto/elektroauto/news/rohstoffe-fuers-e-auto-kobalt-lithium-so-schlimm-ist-die-rohstofffoerderung-fuer-e-auto-akkus-wirklich_id_11419995.html

Rohstoffe, die für die Akkus benötigt werden, stehen in dem Ruf, dramatische Umweltschäden zu verursachen. Doch wie schlimm ist die Rohstoff-Förderung für Elektroauto-Akkus wirklich? EFahrer-Chefredakteur Josef Reitberger geht der Frage auf den Grund.