Exploding with the force of a bomb blasting 2,000°C super-heated jets of flame into surrounding areas, EV fires have risen 46% in just a year. No wonder the public are turning against them, says Chris Morrison.
Swathes of rainforest and coral reefs are being destroyed by a nickel mining boom in Indonesia sparked by the Net Zero race to transition away from fossil fuels. Is this supposed to be 'green'?
Owners of electric cars are ditching battery power and returning to petrol as industry data show that a majority of those who sell an EV don't buy a new one.
Fire chiefs have issued a warning after an e-scooter was blamed for a devastating blaze that tore through a row of seven houses.
Safety concerns around electric vehicles continue to mount as a ferry company bans them and observers warn of a sharp rise in explosions of the highly flammable lithium batteries.
Many EVs will lose up to 12% of their charge capacity by six years and some may lose even more, research has found, leading one expert to warn customers to be wary of buying a used electric car beyond eight years.
The MV Hallaig, a hybrid electric ferry praised by Nicola Sturgeon for its carbon emission reduction, is currently operating solely on diesel due to a £1.5 million battery replacement taking an estimated 18 months.
AMTE Power, a high-performance battery developer, has called in administrators in a fresh blow to Britain’s Net Zero industry as orders dried up.
Once you include the extraordinary cost of the half-ton battery, electric vehicles cost far more per mile to run than petrol vehicles, says Mark Ellse.
A huge recent rise in electric vehicle battery fires and explosions has led to new concerns about safety, even as experts point out the seemingly insurmountable challenges of sourcing the battery raw materials.
