I think that this ship will likely burn and then sink to the bottom of
the ocean. Thus, we will likely never know what actually caused the fire.
Having said that, statistically, ICE cars catch fire _far_ more
frequently than electric cars.
Bill D.
On 2/19/2022 3:23 PM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote:
I already get a lot of hits on the search term "felicity ace." A *lot*. As
usual it's hard to tell which are spammy content farms copying and pasting
each other, and which have valid original reporting, so I can't warrant
anything that follows.
This first piece cites "the captain of the nearest port ...Joao Mendes
Cabecas of the port of Horta" saying that "Lithium-ion batteries in the
electric cars on board the vehicle carrier Felicity Ace have caught fire and
the blaze requires specialist equipment to extinguish," but that "It was not
clear whether the batteries first sparked the fire."
https://www.marinelink.com/news/felicity-ace-ablaze-towing-vessels-en-494447
It doesn't say what led Cabecas to make that statement, or what his
qualifications are for so reporting.
This next report says that "An internal email from Volkswagen's U.S.
operations revealed there were 3,965 Volkswagen AG vehicles aboard the ship
...Over 100 of those cars were headed for Port of Houston in Texas, with
GTI, Golf R, and ID.4 models deemed to be at risk ..."
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/felicity-ace-felicity-ace-cargo-ship-burning-
ship-carrying-porsches-audis-lamborghinis-drifts-in-atlantic-2774938
or https://v.gd/UTecxM
I've seen this "internal email" similarly cited in other stories as having
"revealed" information, but the email isn't directly quoted, its author
isn't identified, and nothing says whether the news piece's writer had
actual direct access to it, or is just repeating hearsay. So, again, I
don't know how helpful this really is.
I expect that more details will emerge over the next 24 hours or so.
It sure does appear that some folks who've ordered EVs will be waiting for
them a while longer.
David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey
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