Posted on February 21, 2022
Lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles have complicated firefighting on a cargo ship that was carrying 4,000 vehicles — including Porsches, Audis and Bentleys — across the Atlantic, Reuters reports.
- The crew of 22 was evacuated by helicopter on Wednesday, leaving the ship adrift off Portugal’s Azores islands.
Volkswagen owns the brands. The ship was bound from Germany to the auto-import Davisville port in North Kingstown, R.I.
- It wasn’t clear whether the batteries sparked the fire.
Felicity Ace later on Friday. Photo: Portuguese Navy via Reuters
The luxury inferno adds to dealers’ supply-chain hell.
- Matt Farah, co-host of “The Smoking Tire” car podcast, tweeted: “I just got the call from my dealer. My car is now adrift, possibly on fire, in the middle of the ocean.”
