Archer Battery Lab Fire Caused By Employee Error, Molicel Says

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Credit: Archer Aviation
Battery supplier Molicel said that the fire at Archer Aviation’s laboratory in San Jose, California, earlier this week was caused by employee error and not a defect in its lithium-ion cells, pushing back against media reports about the incident. The fire broke out Oct. 12 during battery testing at...
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