Folks may also recall how the EV's batteries are fire hazards, burning extremely hot, difficult to extinguish, and will readily consume their surroundings.

Those hazards have prompted the major cargo shipping company, Matson, to refuse to carry those vehicles onboard their ships.  

Headlines:  Major Shipping Line Matson Closes the Hatch on Transport of Electrical Vehicles      Click Here   

A Shipping Company Is Refusing to Transport EVs and PHEVs Due to the Risk of Fire    Click Here    

After Latest Fire at Sea, Matson Begins Refusing Shipment of Electric Cars    Click Here    

Three examples of catastrophic EV fires aboard ships are detailed in these sources, including loss of the crew lives, destruction of the EVs being transported, and ship sinkings.