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PHOTO CAPTION: Engineering illustration of Fisker Karma. Battery pack in center keel of the car was not responsible for fire that eventually destroyed 16 of 300 cars.
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Fisker Indentifies Source Port of Newark Fires
Salt water corrosion caused short circuit in Vehicle Control Unit causing 12 volt battery to catch fire. High winds during the storm spread it to adjoining vehicles. 16 of 300 Karmas were destroyed by fire, the remained ruined by flooding.
Published: 09-Nov-2012
It's becoming an awkward, unfortunate routine.
Somewhere, somehow, a Fisker Karma catches fire, and the company rushes in its inspectors and engineers to analyze the incident.
A few days later, Fisker Automotive issues a statement explaining that the battery of the range-extended electric car isn't at fault, and that some other cause led to the fire.
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