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8/13/2023 12:29:59 PM

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Section 16: EV Issues
Subject: EV suppliers in financial trouble Msg# 1191096

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Tom Hemmick Forum Leader

Joined 7/21/2005

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There have been several examples of EV's spontaneously catching fire while being carried on ships. The fire spread thru all the vehicles on board, and has sunk one ship.

EV fire destroys thousands of Audis, Porsches, Bentleys on cargo ship in the Atlantic, February 2022. After burning about two weeks, the ship has sunk.

And here's a 3 min video covering the burning Dutch cargo ship in the North Sea shipping lanes. The ship carried 500 EV's, and 25 are suspected of causing the fire. Dutch fire crews gave aid to the sailors who jumped overboard, but efforts to put out the fire were unsuccessful. After it burnt itself out, the charred ship was towed to a nearby Dutch port. Occurred in July 2023

For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where:
Would it surprise anyone that the EV's are very costly to insure.? Several factors include:

< EV Dealers must make the repairs to meet their specialized requirements, with higher costs.

< Very heavy EV weights from the heavy batteries make driver control more sensitive.

< Heavy EV weights produce greater damage in collisions

< High vehicle costs mean very expensive insurance replacements if vehicle is totaled.

< High costs of parts needing replacement,

< Expensive batteries --$5 K to $15K can suffer damage from fender bender accidents

< Batteries can spontaneously catch fire. They're very hard to extinguish. And usually the EV is totaled.

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