If you thought E.V's were dangerous, think again

[John Arton]

https://gcaptain.com/thermal-runaway...eid=3b737aa316
Saw this on gcaptain, radios like these are in common use on many ships, could even include the emergency vhf sets required under SOLAS.
Rgds
J.A

[James Curry]

I remember the new Boeing Dreamliner 787 had lithium-ion battery related onboard fires . I think the fleet were grounded world wide for several months?
I wonder when ferry companies will ban the carriage of EV cars.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi John.
As if working on tankers doesn't give one worry enough this is a bigger one. Baton Rouge doesn't give one much room to run nywhere.
Des

[happy daze john in oz]

A number of household batteries are being called in due to fire risk.
But common sense is beginning to prevail here in Oz.

Toyota and Hyundai are in conjunction to develop Hydrogen cars with Toyota having a Hydrogen van now on the road.

When in London saw a Hydrogen bus and back in 2019 a hydrogen train.
It will very soon take over from EV as the preferred vehicle

[James Curry]

Several major cities in the UK are already running Hydrogen powered buses. Aberdeen has been running them since 2014.
I believe the UK is a world leader in developing Hydrogen powered vehicles especially buses.

[Johnny Kieran]

Ford were testing hydrogen plus other fuels 30 years ago.

[Tony Taylor]

Ford were testing hydrogen plus other fuels 30 years ago.

Orkney council has had a fleet of hydrogen vans for some time now. Power from wind and tidal turbines generates electricity which is used to produce hydrogen from seawater. Hydrogen fuel cells also use to supply shore power on demand to vessels in harbour.

[James Curry]

We would be a lot further on with moving nationally to Hydrogen powered vehicles it is all about getting the infra structure up and running. EV vehicles also have the same problem thank god. They are being pushed as being green no way. It was the clowns in power pushing emmissions levels down and down. Car makers had to falsify emmission tests to comply. As usual lobbyists catch the ear of a politician and hey presto, the Internal engine is doomed to the transport museums.
They really did not think things through, let's face it about 90% of world trade is delivered by diesel powered ships & lorries

[Johnny Kieran]

From what I remember, the engines I looked at in those days were just like a diesel engine, firing up the fuel mixed with air. I think that today's hydrogen motors are battery powered, or at least batteries are involved, but don't ask me how it works. There were other gas firing motors, I just can't remember what gas they used, some kind of calor gas.

[Tony Taylor]

From what I remember, the engines I looked at in those days were just like a diesel engine, firing up the fuel mixed with air. I think that today's hydrogen motors are battery powered, or at least batteries are involved, but don't ask me how it works. There were other gas firing motors, I just can't remember what gas they used, some kind of calor gas.

Gas fuelled internal combustion engines been around for many years. First one I saw I think was a "National" which ran on mains gas in 60's, but they go way back before that.
More recently there is a big market in gas engines driving alternators, many of the local hospitals are running V24 engines on natural gas from the mains, selling excess power into the grid and utilising the heat to assist in heating hospital water supplies. Same engines are containerised and run on gas from waste on rubbish tips.
Many smaller installations in supermarkets, sports centres etc.