GM battery fire risk costs 1.8 billion US$

GM battery fire risk costs 1.8 billion US$

All Chevrolet Bolt electric cars ever produced (2017-2022, over 140 000 cars) have been recalled after several caught fire. The recall concerns a battery fault, in LG batteries, where a torn anode tab and a folded separator occurring together lead to a cell...
Luton airport car park destroyed by fire

Luton airport car park destroyed by fire

A fire starting in a diesel-engine car closed Luton airport, UK, for over 12 hours, destroyed 1400 cars as well as the building. The fire in the Terminal 2 car park, 10th October, has been indicated by fire services to have started with a fault in a diesel-engine car,...
New performance for polymer PIN FR

New performance for polymer PIN FR

FRX Polymers shows successes with polyphosphonate PIN FR in demanding medical and automotive applications. The company’s polymeric phosphorus PIN FR has received OEM approvals for use in FR PET in medical equipment instrumentation and in PC/PBT blends in automotive...
PIN FR battery module housing for EVs

PIN FR battery module housing for EVs

From Lanxess and INFAC, this offers mass-production, mechanical and non-halogenated fire performance. Lanxess is a PIN flame retardant producer, member of pinfa. INFAC is a Korean specialist manufacturer of cables, electronic and electrical automotive parts. The...