HONG KONG -- A fire on a ship carrying thousands of cars, including those from major Chinese auto brands, across the Pacific Ocean has renewed industry concerns about a possible tightening of regulations for transporting lithium battery-powered electric vehicles.
Electric vehicles
Car carrier fire in Pacific spotlights EV safety but details murky
China's Great Wall had 'small number' of cars aboard, says blaze began on 'different deck'
Smoke rises from a fire aboard the cargo vessel Morning Midas, carrying around 3,000 vehicles, including 800 electric vehicles, in this photograph taken from a U.S. Coast Guard plane south of Alaska on June 3. (U.S. Coast Guard via Reuters) © Reuters
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