NTSB urges automakers to update EV fire response guides

Tesla fire — Several incidents have involved Tesla vehicles bursting into flames after crashes.

By:

DAVID SHEPARDSON

By:

Reuters

January 13, 2021 03:46 PM

WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board urged automakers on Wednesday to improve EV emergency response guides that lack clear information and hamper efforts to extinguish lithium-ion battery fires.

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