the blackened shell of what was once a sit-on electric scooter. Officials said that a faulty lithium-ion battery in the scooter had suddenly burst into flame, as captured on surveillance video.

battery of an electric scooter enters thermal runaway. The experiments were motivated by the severe and increasingly frequent fires that are attributed to these vehicles, particularly in New York ...

"The prevalence and occurrence of hybrid/electric car and lithium-ion battery fires is increasing. … Lithium-ion battery fires present a severe hazard to the public and to our responders and we ...

Across Asia, by far the most popular form of personal transport is the motor scooter ... electric alternative. But how? One Taiwanese company, which has already built the world’s largest battery ...