A fire in the battery of a hybrid electric vehicle forced the evacuation of several dozen homes in Ojai on Saturday.

A spokesperson for the fire department told Lead Stories the claim is false. The department's single electric fire engine was ...

An electric vehicle caught fire in Ojai on Saturday, prompting evacuation and shelter-in-place orders in a nearby residential ...

One of the biggest cleanup challenges from the Southern California fires is lithium-ion batteries, which can explode after ...

Damaged vehicles could burst into “explosive” flames and fires could resume days after they appeared to have been ...

Plus, he says that batteries in the few cars that are older than eight years seem to be fine, with very few wearing out early ...

I recently witnessed bidirectional charging in a Hyundai Ioniq 6 at the onset of the L.A. fires. It can be a lifesaver...most ...

Battery fires and toxic gases can pose risks and further complicate cleanup efforts after a wildfire, presenting new ...

The battery electric compact crossover sports utility vehicle (SUV) has a seating capacity of five. A passerby named Zhang ...

Residents of several dozen homes in Ojai were briefly ordered to evacuate or shelter in place Saturday morning after a hybrid electric vehicle caught fire, sending billowing smoke toward the ...

Firefighters in LA had to take special precautions around electric vehicles abandoned in the evacuation, and now those same ...