ABYC Tests Show LiFePO4 Batteries Are Safe

Coast Guard Asked Boatbuilding Standards Organization To Investigate

The current issue of Professional Boatbuilder includes this article by Ed Sherman, late of ABYC, who compared the risk of LiFePO4 batteries to having a propane stove aboard.

In a move that will likely remove marine-insurance barriers to lithium-ion battery conversions, the American Boat & Yacht Council says it has conducted tests on the latest Lithium Ir…