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2. Health and environmental effects of battery electric cars

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   Plug-in hybrids and electric cars run off lithium-ion batteries and rare-earth element electric motors.Electric vehicles use much more lithium carbonate equivalent in their batteries compared to the 7g (0.25 oz) for a smartphone or the 30 g (1.1 oz) used by tablets or computers.

3. Environmental impacts of lithium-ion batteries - Wikipedia

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   This type of battery is also referred to as a lithium-ion battery [1] and is most commonly used for electric vehicles and electronics. [1] The first type of lithium battery was created by the British chemist M. Stanley Whittingham in the early 1970s and used titanium and lithium as the electrodes.

4. Plug-in electric vehicle fire - Wikipedia

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   The battery packs are produced by GS Yuasa, the same company that supplies the batteries for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, whose entire fleet was grounded in January 2013 for battery problems. The lithium-ion battery of an i-MiEV caught fire at the Mizushima battery pack assembly plant on March 18 while connected to a charge-discharge test equipment.

5. Bad Battery Controllers Spark 43,000-Vehicle Recall for GM

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6. Lead–acid battery - Wikipedia

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   Car lead–acid battery after explosion showing brittle fracture in casing ends Excessive charging causes electrolysis , emitting hydrogen and oxygen in a process known as gassing . Wet cells have open vents to release any gas produced, and VRLA batteries rely on valves fitted to each cell.

7. Automotive battery - Wikipedia

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   A typical 12 V, 40 Ah lead-acid car battery. An automotive battery, or car battery, is a rechargeable battery that is used to start a motor vehicle.. Its main purpose is to provide an electric current to the electric-powered starting motor, which in turn starts the chemically-powered internal combustion engine that actually propels the vehicle.