And raising concern about batteries starting fires:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cargo-ship-fire-netherlands-ev-electric-vehicle-battery-north-sea-freemantle-highway/
The cause is NOT known but it MAY have been started in an electric car -
not confirmed.
Best regards,
John McBain
On Fri, Jul
When I worked for a manufacturer, only two countries in Europe stopped
shipments of products to confirm we had done the testing required to apply
the CE Mark.
I wouldn't be surprised to find out the products that had fires were bought
online from sellers on eBay or similar online services.
I can give additional background on the reason why these fires have become
common in New York. A large number of residents of New York City use delivery
services for goods and food, such as Uber-Eats, DoorDash, and GrubHub. The
adoption of these delivery services accelerated during the COVID
The charity is often none too strong on technicalities, except for the
articles by electrically-qualified people. The big problem with
third-party testing is the legal exposure of the test houses to actions
for damages. The premiums could be enormous and unsustainable. However,
the position
Hello folks,
We are hitting the limits of our calendar system in terms of being able to
easily allocate resources (both human and test facility) efficiently. The
problem mostly manifests in terms of "who is using resource x at the moment?
Can we fit this other work in?"
We want to be able
Matthew
I think the issue is, again, one of enforcement – the UK General Product Safety
Regulations impose requirements on both manufacturers and importers, so there
is existing legislation that could be used.
Best regards
Charlie
Charlie Blackham
Sulis Consultants Ltd
Tel: +44 (0)7946 624317
I thought this news article that was on the BBC TV broadcast bulletins 27th
July might be of interest.
"Batteries for e-bikes should be regulated in the same way as fireworks, heavy
machinery or medical devices because of the fire risk they pose, a charity [UK
based Electrical Safety First]
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