The International Union of Marine Insurers (IUMI) is calling for a better understanding of electric vehicle (EV) fires and how they can be controlled.
IUMI’s comments follow a fire on the 6,200-ceu car carrier Fremantle Highway (built 2013) in the North Sea this month, which it said has “brought the debate surrounding the transport of electric vehicles into sharp focus”.
The association said that although the fire has been linked to about 500 EVs onboard the ship the cause…
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