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But who would be liable if a lithium battery set a fire the forklift OEM, the dealer or rental company who supplied the truck. If its the dealer or rental company then a major fire could bankrupt the company.


Its now been shown that lithium iron batteries can and will catch fire because of their chemistry and over heating, if the battery management system develops a fault then this might also cause a fire because of over heating in the battery. If you are the customer you will want to be claiming against somebody if your forklift set your facility a fire because of a fault.


Insurance companies are always looking for a way out and not to pay a claim
  • Posted 4 Aug 2018 01:06
  • Modified 4 Aug 2018 02:40 by poster
  • By exalt
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