Your garage fire extinguisher won’t help if your EV battery catches fire. Water actually spreads the reaction, foam does nothing, and firefighters now follow a protocol that sounds counterintuitive: ...

JUNKYARD WHERE THAT VEHICLE, RICKY, IS COOLING DOWN. TOM, AFTER THAT CRASH AT THE BEDFORD TOLLS, FIREFIGHTERS USED A FIRE BLANKET TO CONTAIN THE FIRE. IT’S ACTUALLY STILL ON THE VEHICLE HERE. I’LL ...

You want to be prepared for problems that may strike on the road, but is a fire extinguisher really necessary for your car? And if so, what kind should you get?

As electric vehicles become increasingly common on Canadian roads, training programs for service technicians are evolving to meet emerging safety challenges, especially those related to high-voltage ...