Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier on fire abandoned in Atlantic

2022-02-18 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
On 19 Feb 2022 at 15:39, Bill Dube via EV wrote: > statistically, ICE cars catch fire _far_ more frequently than electric > cars. Is that by numbers or by percentages? Do you have any numbers? I have no clue what the percentage might be. Obviously there are still a lot more ICEVs on the

Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier on fire abandoned in Atlantic

2022-02-18 Thread Bill Dube via EV
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

Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier on fire abandoned in Atlantic

2022-02-18 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
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

Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier on fire abandoned in Atlantic

2022-02-18 Thread Willie via EV
On 2/18/22 1:09 PM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: I think we'll find out. I believe reporters are interested whether an EV caused the fire, since EVs are still relatively novel and EV fire incidents are controversial, in the public's eye. This source mentions some ID4s were in the cargo.  It

Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier on fire abandoned in Atlantic

2022-02-18 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
-- From: "EV List Lackey via EV" To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Cc: "EV List Lackey" Sent: 18-Feb-22 10:06:18 Subject: Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier on fire abandoned in Atlantic On 18 Feb 2022 at 12:52, Willie via EV wrote: It appears the fire cou

Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier on fire abandoned in Atlantic

2022-02-18 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
On 18 Feb 2022 at 12:52, Willie via EV wrote: > It appears the fire could have come from VW or Porsche EVs. I'd forgotten about the Porsche Taycan. That's a possibility. However, I see nothing in either story that indicates whether any EVs are in the shipment, much less blaming them for

Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier on fire abandoned in Atlantic

2022-02-18 Thread EV List Lackey via EV
On 18 Feb 2022 at 9:07, jim--- via EV wrote: > Unfortunately, that link requires an account to read. It's working for me, and I don't have an account. Here you go. I wouldn't want to speculate on how many, if any, are EVs. But AFAIK the only EV that Volkswagen currently offers in the US is

Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier on fire abandoned in Atlantic

2022-02-18 Thread Willie via EV
On 2/18/22 12:07 PM, jim--- via EV wrote: Unfortunately, that link requires an account to read. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cargo-ship-felicity-ace-fire-atlantic-ocean/? It appears the fire could have come from VW or Porsche EVs. Though I saw no specific mention.

Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier on fire abandoned in Atlantic

2022-02-18 Thread jim--- via EV
Unfortunately, that link requires an account to read. Jim -Original Message- From: "Lawrence Rhodes via EV" Sent: Friday, February 18, 2022 08:22 To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" Cc: "Lawrence Rhodes" Subject: Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier

Re: [EVDL] [GGEVA] Car carrier on fire abandoned in Atlantic

2022-02-18 Thread Lawrence Rhodes via EV
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/world/europe/felicity-ace-vessel-fire.html?auth=login-google_id=9=edit_nn_20220218_id=53574=the-morning_id=108513477_id=83155=1_id=d43ba64a8c1a5f40ae65efe44b173266 On Friday, February 18, 2022, 08:17:04 AM PST, Randy Spencer via groups.io wrote: I