Nexceris and Li-ion Tamer Featured in WSJ Article on How to Best Extinguish Electric Vehicle Fire - Li-ion Tamer

Honeywell's Li-ion Tamer spotlighted in WSJ for lithium-ion battery safety innovation.

Published on 11-08-2023 Published on 11-08-2023 1 min read

Steve Cummings

November 8, 2023

Nexceris and its Li-ion Tamer technology were featured in The Wall Street Journal on November 8, 2023.

The article is titled “Best Way to Extinguish a Flaming Electric Vehicle? Let It Burn.“

The article discusses how electric cars combust differently than their gas-powered counterparts. Firefighters and researchers said EV fires last longer, are harder to put out and have a tendency to reignite.

Nexceris was highlighted as a new technology to prevent EV fires. What follows is the paragraph were Nexceris was mentioned:

“Some car manufacturers and their suppliers are trying to prevent EV fires with new technology. Audi has filed a patent application for a battery that can extinguish its own fire. Industrial conglomerate Honeywell and energy company Nexceris are creating early warning sensors for batteries, and 3M is working on materials meant to contain thermal runaway.”

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Steve Cummings

Steve Cummings is the Director of Engineering. He is focused on the development of enhanced safety for lithium-ion batteries and has extensive experience in testing and characterizing failures modes of battery cells. Throughout his career, he has developed and launched several new products for monitoring battery systems.