Fire sale – 3,000 chinese EVs and gas cars worth $100 million burn at 1,000 degrees.

Photo above - Chinese Fire Drill - a car transporter enroute from China to Mexico burns off the coast of Alaska. I'm guessing fire extinguishers were tried before the crew gave up and abandoned ship. The EVs on board say they were just sleeping, and don't know how this happened either.

Just when I thought it was safe to buy an EV . . . and maybe one of those nifty Chinese BYD electric cars that can be had for under $30K . .. THIS happens. An entire ship full of cars bursts into flames. (see link below).

I’m not picking on the Chinese. But their claims of inventing new and improved magic batteries are clearly bogus. The same thing happened in 2023 to a boatload of Mercedes and Mini EVs.

The current disaster – like the Mercedes incident – apparently involved EVs sleeping quietly in their containers and not pulling any funny business like being recharged or going for a drive at 1am. Snap-crackle-pop. Abandon ship.

Those Chinese EVs were NOT destined for the USA, of course. Even though the ship erupted like a volcano near Alaska. Evidently the quickest way from China to Mexico involves a scenic route past the land of the midnight sun. Anyway, the US coast guard responded immediately, and all 22 crew members were rescued. The abandoned ship continues to burn, drifting aimlessly in busy shipping lanes as a navigational hazard, if you’re sending stuff from Guangzhao to Guadalajara. Microsoft flight simulator may be planning to include oceanic pillars of fire like this for pilots to dodge in their next update.

It's not just EVs. According to the World Shipping Council, 1,300 containers of all sorts end up at the bottom of the ocean annually. Centuries from now archaeologists are going to have a field day, cracking open these commercial tombs and deciphering how our society worshiped cars, refrigerators, and Lakers jerseys.

Okay China . . . I honestly DON’T believe all your press releases earlier this week that you've invented a new battery that goes 1,000 miles on a charge – or 3,000 miles, depending on which state sponsored disinfo troll you read. I don’t believe that battery can recharge in 2 minutes. I’m not even convinced electric cars are the way of the future. The Biden administration added billions to the national debt by throwing money at companies like Exxon to build hydrogen factories.

But just imagine how hot a cargo ship full of hydrogen might burn if it encounters a spark somewhere in the middle of the pacific. Hydrogen never sleeps . . .

I’m just sayin' . . .

22 crew members rescued from lifeboat in North Pacific after ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire | CNN

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joe438 · 61-69, M

EV car fires are nothing to play around with. I see a few of them per month bin the side of the highways and the firefighters can’t do much except cried control. Homeowners insurance often requires paying a higher premium if you have an EV on the property, I like the idea of electrics, but science needs to invent a better battery.

JamesBugman

@joe438 This is the main reason I still do not have an EV. As soon as they have something that won't burst into flames then I will consider one.. The price has to be reasonable though.

jehova · 31-35, M

The easiest answer is too many too fast.
These exploding evs thing has been going on for awhile. At least some of it might be piracy\sabotage. But 1) maybe they are building (assembling) them too quickly mistakes are clearly being made. 2. Maybe transporting too many at one time is the problem? Safety test and best practices have not been established. And 3) the creation of "rapid batteries" is a) apparently highly flamable(unstable) and b) very expensive. C) EV technology is too new and obviously needs more testing.
Too much too fast.
Furthermore i suspect insurance fraud, at least in a few instances. And\or an attempt to "break" the financial system.