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>> inside a shipping container These things don't look like shipping containers. They appear to be the same size/shape and have the proper attachment points t
by sandworm101 5y ago
>> inside a shipping container
These things don't look like shipping containers. They appear to be the same size/shape and have the proper attachment points to be handled as shipping containers, but are they actual containers?
Even Tesla wouldn't go so far as to mount batteries inside standard shipping containers. They might make ok housing but with all the thermal/electrical issues a bespoke design would be appropriate. The money saved by using a stock container is nothing compared to the cost of the product installed inside.
- moooo99 5y agoWho claimed that these were shipping containers? It comforms to the applicable ISO standards, it is transported like a shipping container. It is a shipping container
- sandworm101 5y agoFrom the linked article: "They found a 13-tonne lithium battery inside a shipping container was fully involved and crews wearing breathing apparatus worked to contain the fire and stop it spreading to nearby batteries." A fire literally inside a shipping container is a very specific thing that firefighters train for. There are even some unique tools for handling them (spray nozzles inserted through drilled holes.)