Thousands of new cars, including hundreds of electric cars, are presumed lost after a fire broke out aboard the Morning Midas , a car carrier en route from China to Mexico.

Smoke filled parts of downtown New Rochelle Tuesday afternoon after a lithium-ion battery fire tore through a parking garage on Harrison Street — destroying five vehicles, including two city-operated ...

The battery of even the best electric vehicle (EV) can overheat if it malfunctions and experiences a thermal runaway. It can then result in the release of toxic gases and a sustained fire that may be ...

An electric car parked in the McCandless Crossing shopping plaza caught fire while charging on Tuesday evening. The car completely disintegrated, damaging several other vehicles. Despite being in a ...

MILWAUKEE. MARNIE, THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. ALSO BREAKING IN MILWAUKEE THIS MORNING, A VEHICLE FIRE AT A DEALERSHIP NEAR 107TH AND FOND DU LAC AT THE METRO AUTO MALL. MILWAUKEE FIRE OFFICIALS SAY ...

German automaker Mercedes-Benz has issued a recall for its all-electric EQB SUV over an issue that may lead to a fire. Affected vehicles include model-year 2022-24 EQB300 4Matic and EQB350 4Matic SUVs ...

There has been speculation online that electric vehicles (EVs) pose a major fire risk and that insurance companies may refuse ...