Data from the National Transportation Safety Board shows electric vehicles are less of a fire risk than conventional ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / April 3, 2025 / Electric vehicles have become a hot topic lately, unfortunately in more ...

Tesla Italy said that it is cooperating with police, and that it had turned over surveillance video from the vehicles ...

The Tesla went up in flames after the driver ran a red light at around 100 mph, meaning fire crews had to be cautious in ...

Electric vehicles are constructed differently than traditional cars, which means they don't burn the same way.

Looking ahead, several uncertainties could shape how fire safety and insurance policies evolve in this space. Among them are ...

Studies indicate that they occur less frequently than in combustion cars, but the chemistry and battery components make them more intense and require different, and more challenging, techniques to ...

Democrats have grown critical of Tesla, Elon Musk's American-manufactured electric vehicle company, despite a yearlong push ...

When crews arrived, they immediately put an EV-specific fire blanket over the car and used straps to keep it in place.

With the rise of electric vehicles (EV), firefighters are saying the way they prepare to fight car fires has changed since EV fires present unique challenges. The Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue ...

While car fires are nothing new for Colorado Springs firefighters, electric vehicles present new problems for crews.

EV fires create what is called "thermal runaway". “Thermal runaway” means the casings of the batteries break within the car ...