Lithium Batteries
The hidden hazards in scrap metal yards
15 Jun 2023
A recent fire at a scrap metal yard in Auckland has put the spotlight on increasing hazards in the industry. Audio
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce
24 Jun 2021
Technology correspondent Mark Pesce looks at how the increasing sophistication of computers is also resulting in them producing random, unpredictable errors. Audio
New Plymouth parking sensors turned off over explosion fears
26 Nov 2020
Fears parking sensors could explode has led New Plymouth council to replace or deactivate more than 500 of them.
It's emerged the sensors lithium batteries are spontaneously combusting - causing the… Audio
Albie's Electric Car
5 Sep 2014
Albie Burgers is a farmer, environmentalist and inventor who lives with his wife Felicity on a bushy 120 acre property near the Kahurangi National Park in Kotinga. Over the years he's been involved in… Audio