The crew of a cargo ship carrying 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, including 800 electric vehicles, abandoned ship after they could not control a fire aboard the vessel in waters off Alaska’s Aleutian island chain.

London | A ship carrying about 3000 cars to Mexico was abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire, highlighting a growing risk to the transportation of electric vehicles.

Demand for lithium-ion batteries, including in EVs, is bringing a new risk to the shipping industry. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.