The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission was investigating at least 57 reports of fires started by exploding hoverboards as of March. Better make that 58. The Boston Globe reports a Sunday fire on ...

The logic behind why hoverboards are exploding is actually pretty straightforward. Like most rechargeable electronics, hoverboards use lithium-ion batteries. In an effort to keep production costs down ...

The infamous two-wheeled motorized scooters colloquially known as “hoverboards” are still proving dangerous almost a decade after their peak. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has ...

University administration prohibited the use and storage of hoverboards on campus Thursday through a campus-wide email. This decision comes at a time when the popular self-balancing transportation ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a safety alert for the transportation of hoverboards containing lithium batteries that are at risk to heat up, catch fire or explode if improperly handled.