gkanai • 2 days 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.

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aredox • 2 days ago

This 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.

xnx • 2 days ago

> I dont see a way to make them safer for transit.

Discharged/low charge batteries are safer.

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dehugger • 1 day ago

My understanding with LithiumIon is that batteries with low charge are more likely to catch fire.

tonyedgecombe • 2 days 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.