Brigade backs safety plea after 21 year old killed in e-bike fire

The London Fire Brigade is endorsing a petition initiated by the family of 21-year-old Sofia Duarte, who lost her life in an e-bike fire caused by a lithium battery failure on New Year’s Day 2023

London electric buses suspended after Wimbledon blaze

A fleet of electric buses, serving route 200 in south London, has been taken out of service following a double decker bus catching fire

E-bike fire prompts safety warning ahead of Christmas

A house fire in Hackney, attributed to an e-bike battery failure, has prompted the London Fire Brigade to issue a safety warning

Man seriously injured in latest London e-bike fire

A man sustained severe injuries while attempting to tackle an e-bike fire in London, marking the latest incident in a series of e-bike and e-scooter fires this month

The Carbon Column – Road transport: which direction?

In post I focus on the dark side of lithium, a metal that could be more harmful than helpful

Heatwave ‘dries’ operations of EV factories in China

Rivers in lithium hub Sichuan province have dried up forcing major factories to shut down for six days

US launches $5m lithium battery workforce initiative

The Department of Energy will support up to five pilot training programmes in energy and automotive communities and advance workshop partnerships for the domestic lithium battery supply chain

UK’s lithium future charged with £1.6m

The company behind the UK’s first large-scale commercial lithium refinery, has secured funding more than five times the initial target amount

Government backs ‘Europe’s first’ geothermal lithium recovery plant in Cornwall

The project aims to help the area become the principal lithium battery hub for the UK