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2023-08-01 Science & Technology

Flaming Cargo Ship Contains Many More EVs Than First Reported

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Posted by DarthVader 2023-08-01 00:13|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Can they see the flames from Space?

Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-01 00:54|| 2023-08-01 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Dark Market Capitalism 101
Products not selling on the open market in a down economy, tend to experience mass accidents that destroy the unsellable products.

While still providing a good R.O.I . just from the Insurance company instead. Plus the Tax write-offs.

Of Course, it could just be the well-known problem of EV batteries shorting out (water or rough handling) and going FLAME ON.

Posted by NN2N1 2023-08-01 06:04|| 2023-08-01 06:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Records show it was planning a sail to Port Said in Egypt, near the Suez Canal, a journey of about a week’s steam. The ship was built about 12 years ago and is a big’un, over 650 feet long.

...I'm not thinkin' that the EV infrastructure in Port Said - or anywhere else in that part of the world - is very robust...

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-08-01 06:56|| 2023-08-01 06:56|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ My first thought too...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-08-01 07:17|| 2023-08-01 07:17|| Front Page Top

#5 ..however, they do have a lot of sand.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-08-01 07:42|| 2023-08-01 07:42|| Front Page Top

#6 Astute readers know fires involving lithium-ion batteries are notoriously difficult to extinguish

Will they survive a sinking?

Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-01 15:39|| 2023-08-01 15:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Remember during early covid, when there was a giant glut of rental cars and a strange fire destroyed hundreds of perfectly good cars? Not even on a shiop!

Posted by Bobby 2023-08-01 17:04|| 2023-08-01 17:04|| Front Page Top

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