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. The vehicle, despite only being in limited production, has already experienced numerous fires
due to equipment failures and electrical shorts. How, exactly, they
caught fire after being submerged in sea water is unclear. It’s possible
the salt water caused a short that led to a fire...more
See more info and pics at Jlopnik
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