Ford Stops Production of Electric F-150 After Battery Fire February 17, 2023 DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. has suspended production and halted shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after...
NHTSA to Evaluate Tesla Battery Flaw Cover-Up Claim October 7, 2019 By Ryan Beene The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it’s received a petition calling for an investigation of certain Tesla Inc. electric...
Arizona Fire Highlights Hazards for Energy Storage June 24, 2019 PHOENIX — Arizona’s largest electric company installed massive batteries near neighborhoods with a large number of solar panels, hoping to...
Tesla and NIO Fires in China Spur Electric-Car Safety Checkups June 17, 2019 By Tian Ying China is ordering carmakers to conduct checks on electric vehicles after cars made by Tesla Inc. and NIO Inc. caught...
Boeing 787 Cleared to Fly Over Distant Oceans May 30, 2014 By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday cleared Boeing Co.’s 787 to fly far over the ocean, up to 5 1/2...
Tesla Fire Shows Electrics Face Safety Challenges October 7, 2013 By TOM KRISHER and MIKE BAKER When debris on a Seattle-area freeway pierced the battery of a $70,000-plus Tesla Model S and touched off a raging...
Lithium Batteries Not Necessarily Unsafe February 8, 2013 By JOAN LOWY The use of lithium ion batteries to power aircraft systems isn’t necessarily unsafe despite a battery fire in one Boeing...
Boeing Asks Permission to Conduct 787 Test Flights February 6, 2013 US regulators say they are evaluating a Boeing request to conduct test flights of its 787 Dreamliners, which were grounded...
Japan Official: Battery in 787 Swollen From Overheating January 18, 2013 By ELAINE KURTENBACH The main battery beneath the cockpit of the Boeing 787 forced to make an emergency landing in Japan was swollen...