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Electric vehicle battery fires–what to know and how to react


Here’s everything you need to know about lithium-ion battery fires in EVs and what you can do to stay safe if one starts in your car.

As someone who used to repair second-hand smartphones, I’ve extinguished my fair share of flaming iPhones with punctured lithium-ion batteries. Recently, the US National Transportation Safety Board and the California Highway Patrol announced they are investigating a Tesla semi truck fire that ignited after the vehicle struck a tree. How do these rare issues with EV batteries manufacturing cause fires, at what may feel like random moments?

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