Posted on 01/22/2023 1:16:04 PM PST by george76
A Norwegian shipping company bans electric cars on its ferries. According to a risk analysis, such vehicles’ fire risk is too significant. An ocean liner had recently sunk because of it.
The Norwegian shipping company, Havila Kystruten, has banned electric, hybrid, and hydrogen cars from its ferries. After a risk analysis, it was concluded that the risk to the safety of the shipping fleet was too significant. If a vehicle catches fire, the fire can no longer be extinguished.
The risks for ships from the transport of Electric cars (EV) have been discussed since the “Felicity Ace” sank off the Azores, Portugal, last February. E-vehicles on board had caught fire. The fire could not be extinguished. Finally, the colossal ship sank with thousands of electric cars, including Porsche and Bentley “green” vehicles.
Capt. Rahul Khanna, global head of marine consulting at Allianz (AGCS), a marine insurance specialist, explains that the problem with EVs is that lithium-ion batteries in the cars can actually propagate the fire, igniting more vigorously as compared to conventional cars. A single vehicle fire could prove catastrophic.
E-cars are a danger for ship passengers..
According to a report by the TradeWinds shipping news service, Havila’s Chief executive Bent Martini said the risk analysis showed that the fire in an electric car required a particularly complex rescue operation. The crew on board could not afford this. Passengers would also be at risk. This is different for vehicles with combustion engines. A possible fire is usually easy to fight by the ship’s crew.
After the sinking of the “Felicity Ace,” Greenpeace also warned against e-cars on ships: “In general, electronic components and especially electric vehicles pose a risk for every transport.”
Havila travels the so-called mail ship route along the coast of northern Norway. The tours are essential for Scandinavian passenger and cargo traffic and are also very popular with vacationers.
RuhRoh! They’re fine when not on fire. 🚗🔥
I guess car ferries are a doomed business once everyone goes electric.
They have lots of ferries up there and they also have boats that move people and vehicles from point-to-point due to the geography. If a Tesla lights up on one of those boats...I wonder what will happen?
Another nail in the “green” energy coffin.
What about all the batteries on the ocean floor? Aren’t they an environmental hazard?
It’s for earth…
Can’t park them in your garage and they can’t even be shipped... lol
Mass stupidity at work here.
“...Chief executive Bent Martini..”
I’ve got bent on martinis myself!😎
Musk has to think this through a bit more.
This is only the beginning. EV’s will be prohibited from parking in parking garages. They will be prohibited from parking in garages even attached to single family homes because of the risk of setting the entire neighborhood on fire. The list will grow and make these cars impractical for ownership.
The fires can not only be impossible to extinguish but also release terribly toxic gases into the air when burning. So much for the “green” solution.
Electric buses have ignited and could burn up all passengers inside.
Lithium Ion batteries aboard airliners could start fires that could cause airline crashes that kill everyone aboard.
Just have to change out the ferry fleet. Huge, fireproof electric ferries.
Skerred we don’t have enough nails. 🔨
Hover cars and amphibious cars will solve this.
https://www.dw.com/en/norway-electric-car-sales-soar-setting-new-record/a-64266831
80% of new cars sold in Norway last year. Suckers.
Isn’t that called a oven?
Blast furnace?
I guess car ferries are a doomed business once everyone goes electric.
Naah, by that time the ferries will be electric too.
Washington governor Jay Inslee will show them. All the new ferries under construction will be all electric!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.