Approximately 16 of the $100,000+ Fisker Karma extended-range luxury hybrids were parked in Port Newark, New Jersey last night when water from Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge apparently breached the port and submerged the vehicles. As Jalopnik has exclusively learned, the cars then caught fire and burned to the ground.
Our source tells us they were “first submerged in a storm surge and then caught fire, exploded.” This wouldn’t be the first time the vehicles, which use a small gasoline engine to charge batteries that provide energy to two electric motors, had an issue with sudden combustion.
Stunning photos at the link.
On a completely different note, my daughter tells me that there is a high-end automobile that has a safety feature in which a car that is submerged in water (such as when folks drive their cars into lakes and rivers) in which the driver's side window will automatically open upon complete submersion.
Two nights ago, after the heavy, heavy rainstorm, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, as the storm passed through western Massachusetts, a driver went out to the parking lot to find that the heavy deluge had activated the safety mechanism. The driver's side window was completely open due to the heavy rainfall. His car was full of water.
My daughter remarked that sometimes one can carry safety innovation a bit too far. After all, how often do owners of high-end automobiles drive their cars into rivers and lakes? Probably just once.
On a completely different note, my daughter tells me that there is a high-end automobile that has a safety feature in which a car that is submerged in water (such as when folks drive their cars into lakes and rivers) in which the driver's side window will automatically open upon complete submersion.
Two nights ago, after the heavy, heavy rainstorm, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, as the storm passed through western Massachusetts, a driver went out to the parking lot to find that the heavy deluge had activated the safety mechanism. The driver's side window was completely open due to the heavy rainfall. His car was full of water.
My daughter remarked that sometimes one can carry safety innovation a bit too far. After all, how often do owners of high-end automobiles drive their cars into rivers and lakes? Probably just once.
Tuesday is going to be huge for business in the Bakken. If Romney is elected, new business transactions and plans for the Bakken will be announced in rapid succession.
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I agree: if Romney were to be elected, it would be instant karma for some. Smile.
DeleteI still think there is a great chance of a Chavez outcome: the exit polls could show overwhelming support for Romney, and yet Obama will end up being re-elected.