Car carriers transporting electric vehicles

If you are booking a car carrier unit that will be carrying any electric or alternative fueled vehicle, including hybrids, please be aware that:

• You need to book either Kaitaki or Kaiarahi 
• We cannot accept electric vehicles or alternative fueled vehicles if they have been damaged or modified.
• Any electric vehicles should not have been fully charged within 12 hours of being loaded onto transporter.
• Battery charge level should be less than 30% once loaded on car transporter – charge level ideally to be written on window.
• You will need to submit a dangerous goods declaration for any electric cars onboard.
• Hydrogen powered vehicles are restricted to uncovered areas of weather decks of vessels – When making a booking please request as a ‘’TOP DECK’’ stowage.

 Dangerous Goods Information for Electric Vehicles

(this is for vehicles on a car carrier truck only and not personal vehicle driven on)

Electric vehicle on truck will  be treated as dangerous goods class 9 Miscellaneous Goods, information we require is stated below for our declaration manifest:

• Un Number: UN3171 – Battery powered vehicle.
• Unit of volume:  Is not needed enter as 001.
• KG: 1200kg roughly per vehicle
• Additional Information:  Enter battery level of vehicle, confirm its less than 30%
• Truck Layout:  Electric vehicles on truck to be shown on diagram, with the tops half being top ramp and bottom half lower ramp. If you have a flat deck truck, please use the single unit document on our dangerous goods information. 
• Placards on Truck:  We will require class 9 placards be displayed on the front and rear of the truck while travelling with Interislander.