The EV fact thread

[markjay]

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IIRC for Li battery packs there are various capacity limits for different forms of shipping?

No idea. I know we get large shipments of Laptops flown by UPS from the Lenovo factory in China, but I don't know what's the maximum permissable capacity of a single battery.

EDIT: Just Googled it, and you can ship EVs by airfreight (albeit while adhering to certain safety regulations):

A Guide to Shipping Electric Cars (EVs) | Andrews Shipping

Get the answers to key questions on electric vehicle shipping and read insights on how to ship electric cars overseas in our guide. See more.

www.andrewsshipping.co.uk

So it seems that there's no limit on battery capacity as such?

 

[BTB 500]

No idea. I know we get large shipments of Laptops flown by UPS from the Lenovo factory in China, but I don't know what's the maximum permissable capacity of a single battery.

Some years back UPS lost a Boeing 747 freighter after a pallet of Li Ion batteries ignited in the cargo hold.

 

[SpikyMikey]

It's complicated, but the IATA flowchart here gives detail for airfreight.
https://www.iata.org/contentassets/...b9/lithium-battery-guidance-document-2020.pdf