Resulting from a collaboration with the energy storage industry, regulatory authorities and other stakeholders, the test method updates help promote the safe and sustainable growth of the battery ...

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology adopted a new national safety standard for EV batteries. The new regulation mandates that EV batteries should prevent fires and explosions even ...

US-based safety certification body UL has updated its test method for evaluating the risk of thermal runaway in battery energy storage systems (BESS). Updates to the fifth edition of UL’s ANSI/CAN/UL ...

An integrated Li-ion battery bank recently caught fire onboard an inspected passenger vessel when loosely crimped lugs overheated. While no one was injured and the vessel sustained minimal damage, ...

Ensuring safe operation of the electric vehicle (EV) battery, both under normal driving conditions and if accidents happen to occur, is an issue of paramount importance for automakers. In this respect ...