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Toshiba Targets Motorcycles and Boats With Its Batteries

In October, Toshiba launched its SCiB 24-volt battery pack designed to replace standard industrial lead-acid batteries in Japan’s cost-conscious mobility market, and which can be adapted to similar ...
New York Daily News

FDNY seeing huge uptick in building fires from lithium-ion batteries

The FDNY has seen a startling 53% increase in structural fires linked to exploding lithium-ion batteries this year — a sobering statistic that shows e-bike and scooter owners are not taking seriously ...
The Brooklyn Paper

Lithium-ion batteries and e-bike catch fire in Bensonhurst building: FDNY

Firefighters made quick work of what appeared to be another lithium-ion battery fire in Bensonhurst on Tuesday morning. Someone called 911 to report smoke and fire at a three-story apartment building ...
AOL

Lithium-ion batteries cause two-alarm fire at Tualatin building

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A two-alarm fire at a commercial building in Tualatin late Saturday night was found to be caused by lithium-ion batteries, officials said. Just before midnight, Tualatin Valley ...