Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
California wildfire cleanup is complicated by highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in electric and hybrid vehicles ...
Police say burning Tesla battery prevented them from saving driver in fatal crash
Officers tried to get into the vehicle to save the driver, but, 'due to the intensity of the flames and heat, they were ...
Deputies raced to evacuate Altadena residents, wondering if their station would burn, too
As the Eaton fire raged through Altadena, sheriff's deputies raced through the darkened streets evacuating residents. Then ...
GC Search and Rescue save brothers stranded in the mountains
Two brothers stranded in their vehicle in the Mendocino National Forest were rescued by Glenn County Search and Rescue Team on Jan. 10. The Glenn County Sheriff’s Office received an alert from Apple ...
Burning batteries in Tesla crash complicate rescue; 1 dead in Southern California
The lithium-ion batteries in a 2025 Tesla Model Y complicated first responders’ efforts to save a person involved in a fiery ...
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Los Angeles wildfires create animal crisis with full shelters, ill pets: How you can help
The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control and Los Angeles Animal Services are both urging the public to foster if they can. The Los Angeles Animal Services said its six shelters ...
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Tesla’s first-ever drop in sales is a bearish sign for 2025. Will autonomous vehicles be enough?
Tesla Inc. disappointed investors on Thursday, reporting sales of 495,570 electric vehicles in the fourth quarter and of 1.789 million for all of 2024, falling slightly short of Wall Street ...