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If this continues, will maritime insurance keep paying out for these total losses? It seem untenable. Some thoughts: 1) drain almost all the gasoline from vehi
by gkanai 1y ago
If this continues, will maritime insurance keep paying out for these total losses? It seem untenable.
Some thoughts: 1) drain almost all the gasoline from vehicles so that if there is a fire, the fuel is limited.
2) for battery EVs, other than disconnecting the batteries, I dont see a way to make them safer for transit.
If we wanted to limit the spread of Chinese EVs globally, one way would be for shipping companies to tax EVs heavily for sea transport so that fires would be covered by the increased transport costs.
- xnx 1y ago> I dont see a way to make them safer for transit. Discharged/low charge batteries are safer.
- dehugger 1y agoMy understanding with LithiumIon is that batteries with low charge are more likely to catch fire.
- tonyedgecombe 1y ago>for battery EVs, other than disconnecting the batteries, I dont see a way to make them safer for transit. The shift towards LFP batteries should help.
- aredox 1y agoThis article lists 10 boats in 2 years. Is it more than a rounding error for insurance companies? Yes, every one of these incidents is impressive because those are big boats, but there are thousands of them running around.