Recent fires in California have focused attention and fears on lithium-ion batteries. But how dangerous are these batteries really?
For more than two days, a vital shipping passageway in the Port of L.A. was shut down, and the cause was surprising to some. A big rig overturned, sparking a fierce lithium-ion battery blaze that spewed toxic gases, snarled port traffic and resulted in what one official said was massive economic losses from delayed shipments. The incident focused new attention, and fears, on the fuel cells helping drive the state's clean energy transition.
' Assemblymember Tom Lackey said he was alarmed by the impact of July's I-15 fire, which took place in his district. Shortly thereafter, he and several Republican colleagues sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom urging him to hit the brakes on his Advanced Clean Fleets rule, which requires large trucking fleets be all-electric by 2045 and most trucks at state ports to be all-electric by 2035.
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