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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: rcjordan on February 20, 2022, 09:31:57 PM

Title: Lithium-ion Batteries From Electric Vehicles Aboard The Felicity Ace Are Burning
Post by: rcjordan on February 20, 2022, 09:31:57 PM
Was questioned about this ship fire yesterday. Debbie guessed right --EVs likely aboard and providing fuel (or perhaps started the fire).

https://gcaptain.com/lithium-ion-batteries-electric-vehicles-aboard-felicity-ace-keeping-fire-alive/
Title: Re: Lithium-ion Batteries From Electric Vehicles Aboard The Felicity Ace Are Burning
Post by: ergophobe on February 20, 2022, 11:33:52 PM
As I mentioned in another thread, this is why I did not want the Tesla Powerwall in/on my house. This was my biggest fear and why I went with lithium ferro-phosphate. It is a lithium ion battery, but a different chemistry than the lithium cobalt in EVs, laptops and Powerwalls and much less prone to catching fire. I'm sure given the wrong circumstances it can catch fire, but that's true of all manner of things like heaters and water heaters and toasters and such
Title: Re: Lithium-ion Batteries From Electric Vehicles Aboard The Felicity Ace Are Burning
Post by: DrCool on February 21, 2022, 06:51:19 PM
Our local waste to energy plant recently had a fire that was most likely caused by lithium ion batteries.

https://www.khq.com/news/improperly-disposed-of-battery-likely-cause-of-wte-fire/article_ce831eb0-9132-11ec-a7d3-2360783d959d.html
Title: Re: Lithium-ion Batteries From Electric Vehicles Aboard The Felicity Ace Are Burning
Post by: rcjordan on March 01, 2022, 04:49:24 PM
Massive cargo ship carrying cars sinks in mid-Atlantic - ABC News
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/massive-cargo-ship-carrying-cars-sinks-mid-atlantic-83179515