Lithium batteries from EVs and hybrids, as well as home-power backups, will require specialized removal in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires.

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Burning Teslas, fried battery storage systems add to toxic mix hindering LA wildfire cleanup

As the smoke clears from Los Angeles wildfires, clean up efforts are being complicated by burnt-out electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Burning Teslas add to toxic pollution delaying L.A. return

As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected areas are being complicated by burnt-out electric and hybrid vehicles and home-battery storage systems.

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Burning Teslas, fried battery storage systems in Los Angeles add to toxic mix hindering wildfire cleanup

Electric vehicles present an extra layer of complexity when dealing with the Los Angeles wildfires. On Friday, Bloomberg reported that victims of the wildfires looking to return to their properties […] The post Electric Vehicles Create Hazardous Situation for LA Fire Cleanup, Delay Homeowners' Return to Properties appeared first on The Western Journal.

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Electric Vehicles Create Hazardous Situation for LA Fire Cleanup, Delay Homeowners' Return to Properties

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Toxic fumes released by Tesla vehicles and other electric cars which have burned in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires are hindering cleanup efforts in the area. Jacqui Irwin, a state assembly member representing the Pacific Palisades, told Bloomberg that many of…

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L.A.’s Comeback Delayed by Toxic Fumes From Burning Teslas

Smoke from wildfire poses a host of health concerns, but when fires burn through urban areas, like the ongoing inferno in Los Angeles, U.S., the health risks increase dramatically. “This is an entirely different situation because the wildfire smoke is bad enough, but when synthetic materials burn, they’re going to give off more toxics, not only in […]

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Firefighters in LA blaze face same toxic exposure as 9/11 responders

Burning Teslas are delaying recovery efforts for those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires as their lithium batteries help to fuel the fires.

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Burning Teslas Are Delaying LA Wildfire Recovery as EVs' Lithium Batteries Fuel Fires and Release Toxic Fumes

As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected areas are being complicated by burnt-out electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Burning Teslas in L.A. Add to Toxic Mix Hindering Cleanup

The L.A. wildfires have taken at least 27 lives and destroyed thousands of homes As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected areas are being complicated by burnt-out electric and hybrid vehicles and home-battery storage systems. Lithium batteries from Tesla Inc., along with those from other carmakers, have ...

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Smoke from wildfire poses a host of health concerns, but when fires burn through urban areas, like the ongoing inferno in Los Angeles, U.S., the health risks increase dramatically. "This is an entirely different situation because the wildfire smoke is bad enough, but when synthetic materials burn, they're going to give off more toxics, not only in the air, but also in the ash where the burned-down structures remain," Judith Enck, a former region…

Burning Teslas, fried battery storage systems add to toxic mix hindering LA wildfire cleanup

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