Planes and power banks – FAA/TSA rules enforced (Urgent update off-grid)
Planes and power banks – the 100Wh rule is now strictly enforced following a slew of Lithium-ion power bank recalls and fires.
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Spontaneous car fires. Is your smartphone or laptop to blame? (consumer advice)
Spontaneous car fires are increasingly being caused by smartphones and laptops - any lithium-ion device really being left in parked cars.
Warning – 164 Lithium-ion battery fires in 6 months in NSW alone
Lithium-ion battery fires have exploded in NSW to 164 in the first half of 2024. That compares to 67 for the whole of 2023. This…
Large Lithium-Ion battery fires are a risk too far
Large lithium-ion battery fires are now a daily occurrence. Fire services say get out fast - don't even try to stop a thermal runaway.
Is there a safe way to charge Lithium-ion batteries? (guide)
It takes more than common sense to charge lithium-ion batteries safely. You can minimise the potential for catastrophic thermal runaway fires.
Does insurance cover a lithium-ion battery fire? Maybe and probably not
If you have a Lithium-ion battery fire, are you covered by insurance? In simple English all we could get was a 'maybe'.
Large-capacity Lithium-ion batteries will end in death
Large-capacity Lithium-ion batteries used in e-scooters, e-skateboards, and e-bikes, caused over 500 major fires in Australia in H1/2023.
Lithium-ion e-scooters, e-skateboards, and e-bikes banned on UK on public transport
Lithium-ion e-scooters, e-skateboards, e-bikes and more have been banned on British transport with calls for Australia to follow suit.
