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| 16 Fisker Karmas Caught Fire During The Hurricane |
| 2012-11-01 |
| A lot of cars ended up underwater in areas flooded by Hurricane Sandy over the past two days. But for already troubled Fisker, things got worse: Approximately 16 Karmas in Port Newark, New Jersey were submerged, then caught fire. A witness told Jalopnik the extended-range luxury hybrids were "first submerged in a storm surge and then caught fire, exploded." It's unclear exactly what happened, but looking at the photos posted on Jalopnik, the cars were severely damaged. Fisker released a statement saying: It was reported today that several Fisker Karmas were damaged by fire at the Port of Newark after being submerged in sea water during Superstorm Sandy. We can report that there were no injuries and none of the cars were being charged at the time. |
| Posted by:Au Auric |
| #7 My auto insurance covered flood when my auto flooded back in 1995. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-11-01 20:44 |
| #6 Auto insurance doesn't cover flood? Well my car burst into flames. That's the ticket. Certainly my insurance covers that, right? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-11-01 20:24 |
| #5 That'll be an interesting conversation with the insurance company. "Look, I've got 1.6 mil worth of burned-out electric cars here, and I don't want to hear 'act of God'..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2012-11-01 15:46 |
| #4 Not knowing the details of the construction, could it be a magnesium/other metal fire? One more thing for responders to consider (new metal alloys in roll cage being too tough for most cutting tools another). |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-11-01 14:30 |
| #3 @Water Modem: yeah..but...um...see...clean....um....oil is bad and...um...RACIST!!! Orion |
| Posted by: Orion 2012-11-01 14:13 |
| #2 I don't like the concept of battery electric and flooding. Esp. salt water. It's just asking for instant explosive discharge. |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2012-11-01 11:55 |
| #1 So we'll have to pay for them twice? More jobs for Finns. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2012-11-01 09:51 |