Is It Safe to Ship Thousands of Electric Cars on Big Ships?
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#2Can ships not afford a satellite uplink for continuous telemetry? Compared to the $1000s/hr of diesel they burn, the data can't cost much.
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#3This article is pure speculation by an insurance company that isn’t involved, and admit they have no idea what happened. FUD.
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#4Can ships not afford a satellite uplink for continuous telemetry? Compared to the $1000s/hr of diesel they burn, the data can't cost much.
The entire crew was rescued. The article is nonsense.
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#5Yes
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#6Can ships not afford a satellite uplink for continuous telemetry? Compared to the $1000s/hr of diesel they burn, the data can't cost much.
The question isn't "can the ship support continuous telemetry" but "does it generate more value than it costs". And I'm not sure it does.
Also, since the crew survived, why are they so concerned to get the voice recorder? Is it just because of the recorded alarm information, and if so why keep referring to it as a voice recorder and not a black box.
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#7Can ships not afford a satellite uplink for continuous telemetry? Compared to the $1000s/hr of diesel they burn, the data can't cost much.
Especially with Starlink allowing roaming mode these days, though I wouldn’t expect them to pick up on that tech by now.
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#8This article is pure speculation by an insurance company that isn’t involved, and admit they have no idea what happened. FUD.
They're providing background, which they have more than enough relevant expertise to provide. I found it a useful perspective; in particular an un-connected party can often speak more freely about issues.
What exactly did you identify as FUD in this article?
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#9They say not securing the cars properly can cause impacts that cause fire. But these cars are impact tested for passenger safety. The only vulnerability for the battery pack will be a bottom impact which should not occur on Roll on-Roll Off Carrier.
Ships do need to adapt their firefighting process for Lithium-Ion batteries. But I'm not convinced about impacts causing fire.
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#10Can they ship them without batteries?