Time for another reminder of something Elon promised. Back in 2023, Tesla broke ground on a Texas lithium refinery. At the time, Musk said the refinery would produce enough battery-grade lithium for 1 million electric vehicles by 2025.

After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby estuary, a home to endangered species.

When a massive fire erupted at one of the world's largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it didn't just send a toxic plume of smoke over nearby communities — it cast a shadow of doubt over the future of California's clean energy industry.

A lithium fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant on ... natural gas-powered electricity generation plant operated by Vistra Energy, a Texas company. The facility also has two battery storage stations owned by PG&E and Vistra. The current fire is in the ...

Texas GOP bills take aim at battery storage sites as industry worries about power 'supply squeeze' amid growing demand

Over the last week, firefighters have fought some of the largest wildfires in Los Angeles, burning down hundreds of homes – and businesses, like one of the largest battery plants in Northern California.

Scientists have linked a lithium battery plant fire in California earlier this month to a surge in heavy metals found in nearby soil.

AUSTIN, Texas — A fire at one of the world’s largest battery plants in Northern California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy and have become a growing electricity source. By a long shot, California ...

Vistra is based in Texas. “There’s very little, if any, of a plume emitting from that building,” Mendoza said. Crews are not engaging with the fire and are waiting for it to burn out, he said. Letting lithium-ion battery fires burn out is not unusual ...

The massive fire at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage plants in Northern California has shaken a local community worried about possible long-term impacts and brought scrutiny to the emerging industry's safety practices.

A major fire burning at one of the world's largest battery storage plants in California is sending up flames of toxic smoke, leading to the evacuation of 1,700 people.

Lithium ion battery storage plants, which some say provide cheaper, cleaner energy, faces headwinds on the Island from critics fearing fires and health hazards.