In NYC in 2023, lithium-ion power sources caused 113 fires, killing 13 and injuring 71
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Jennifer Ruotolo of Nocatee, Florida, dropped her car off to be worked on and took home this Mercedes Benz 2023 EQE350+ as a loaner, but the electric vehicle caught fire, destroying the vehicle and setting her house on fire. (News4JAX The Local Station / Youtube screen shot)
By Nick Pope
Daily Caller News Foundation
Chinese battery firms are aiming to have their products power all sorts of machinery beyond electric vehicles (EVs) in the West, even as the batteries have had a tendency to burst into flames, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.
The Chinese electric battery industry is growing at a faster pace than the rest of the world’s battery production combined, and Chinese battery companies of all sizes and specializations are looking to aggressively expand into Western markets to capitalize as Western governments pursue a green energy transition, according to Bloomberg. Beyond their application in EVs, Chinese manufacturers are producing lithium-ion batteries to use for powering homes, bicycles, forklifts, helicopters and campsites, even as the batteries have demonstrated a propensity to burst into flames.