{"id":207661,"date":"2025-04-29T18:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=61965"},"modified":"2025-04-29T18:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T08:43:59","slug":"tesla-wants-to-put-lithium-batteries-on-rail-trade-union-strongly-opposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=207661","title":{"rendered":"Tesla wants to put lithium batteries on rail, trade union strongly opposed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk\u2019s electric car company Tesla requested a permit to transport lithium batteries across the United States by rail. However, trade union SMART-TD \u201cis having none of it\u201d, as safety risks are considered too high.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>\u201cThis proposal endangers rail workers, heaps new burdens on crews already stretched thin, and trusts the railroads to act responsibly, something every railroader knows is not likely to happen any time soon\u201d, SMART-TD claimed. Lithium is a notoriously unstable metal, which can even sometimes spontaneously catch fire.<\/p>\n