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.

Experts have said that these types of fires will become more prevalent as the demand of electric vehicles and machinery continues to increase.

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.

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 ...

A fire at a one of the world’s largest battery plants in California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy sources AUSTIN, Texas -- A fire at one of the world’s largest battery plants in Northern ...

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.

The blaze broke out late Thursday at the Monterey County plant that stores and sells power to Pacific Gas & Electric.

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors declared a state of emergency following the massive blaze that has residents and officials concerned.

Citizens of Van Zandt County are going to new heights to bring awareness to the safety concerns surrounding the 100-megawatt lithium battery plant.  Visit this article to learn more: KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas,

Standard Lithium Ltd. (“Standard Lithium”) (TSXV:SLI) (NYSE:A:SLI), a leading near-commercial lithium developer, and Equinor, a global energy leader, today announced Smackover Lithium as the new name for their joint venture developing direct lithium extraction (“DLE”) projects in Southwest Arkansas and East Texas.

Some residents see the charging stations as an economic boom to the town, while others find it an assault on the oil and gas industry in Texas.