US Highways Authority £8.75 m study on EV fire risk
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has started its $8.75 million study of whether lithium-ion batteries in electric cars post a potential fire hazard. Kevin Vincent, the chief counsel of the NHTSA, said that the agency is looking at whether the high-voltage batteries can cause fire while being charged or when the vehicle is involved in an accident.
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Volt EV test fire and result of Hagzhou EV battery explosion
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
A Chevrolet Volt that caught fire three weeks after it ‘s li-ion battery was damaged in a crash test has caused American regulators to review safety protocols for electric car batteries. The fire comes after the findings of the Hangzhou EV taxi fire investigation. Reports are now being made of fires in other vehicles including Minis.
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Prototype battery explodes at GM test centre
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
EcoGeek.Org has reported that a prototype battery exploded during extreme testing at the GM centre in Warren Michigen.
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New China Electric Vehicle Battery Fire
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
China Daily has today reported another serious incident concerning an accident involving an electric taxi. It appears that a high speed collison occurred in Shenzhen when a BYDe6 taxi caught fire after it was hit from behind by a sports car travelling at a reported speed of 180 kilometers per hour.
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Read MoreNHTSA close Chevy Volt battery investigation
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed its safety defect investigation into the potential risk of fire in Chevy Volts that have been involved in a serious crash.
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Challenge to Top gear over EV denials
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Andy Wilman, the producer of Top Gear, stands by the story that took a swipe at the Nissan Leaf.
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Read MoreEcovelocity review
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Ecovelocity was the first low carbon motor festival in London, September 2001 . Click here to go to the website
Most manufactureres of Electric Vehicles and other hybrids were there, together with smaller vehicles, charging points, magazines and the chance to test drive the majority of new production and concept cars.
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Energy Storage; Battery news
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
As battery manufacturer GS Yuasa Corp battles to deal with the overheating of its batteries in the grounded Boeings 787s, other incidents were reported at the Kyoto based company. On a more positive note, a new startup Aquion Energy has funded the first phase of its new cheap and ‘safe’ electrochemical storage solution, the Hybrid Ion battery√جª¬ø
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Better place files for bankruptcy
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Better Place, the visonary electric vehicle venture owned by Idan Ofer’s Israel Corp has filed for bankruptcy protection. The company had pioneered the development of a network of battery swopping stations, and the collapse is a major set back for the development of electric vehicles around the world.
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Read MoreBYD investigation clears exploding battery
Posted on April 7, 2014 by Jeremy Barnett
Investigators from the Shenzen Academy of Metrology and Quality Inspection held a press conference on 3.8.12 to release their findings into the explosion following the crash on 26.5.12. It was caused by a sports car travelling at 242 km per hour and collided with the e6 taxi that was travelling at 81 km per hour in the same direction.
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