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Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University

What causes lithium-ion battery fires? Why are they so intense? And how should they be fought? An expert explains

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Picture this: you’re cruising down the Great Ocean Road in your brand new electric vehicle (EV), the ocean to your left and the wind in your hair. But what if I told you this idyllic drive could turn into a nightmare, with the faint smell of something burning?

This month we have had at least two large lithium-ion battery fires in Australia – one in the Sydney airport car park and another one more recently at the Bouldercombe battery storage site in Queensland.

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