A fire on a freight ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars is burning out of control in the North Sea. The Dutch coast guard says one crew member has died, others are hurt and it is working to save the vessel from sinking.
  • @ScreeslopeEnglish
    3•11 months ago

    Of course the comments on my local news site immediately filled with people crying about the dangers of electric cars… Not a good look for convincing people to switch to EVs. Though I do wonder how this will affect insurance premiums and subsequent shipping cost for manufacturers?

    • @SuperIceEnglish
      5•11 months ago

      Only 25 of the nearly 3000 cars were EVs though

      • @ScreeslopeEnglish
        2•11 months ago

        Yeah, guess what number was not clarified in the news article? Of course it reads as if 3000 EVs spontaneously combusted… Though from initial reports it looks as if the fire might have been started by one EV. Nuance quickly goes overboard in newspaper comment sections.