A Porsche EV Reportedly Started the Fire on the Ship Felicity, VW Now Facing a Lawsuit
6 Mar 2024, 15:59 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / The Volkswagen Group is facing yet another lawsuit as the ship operator claims the auto giant did not inform them of the risk of transporting EVs
Leaked Images Show the Damage Inside the Fremantle Highway RoRo Ship
16 Aug 2023, 19:28 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / At least one Porsche Taycan can be seen in the pictures, which also show the ship's structure. Of the 3,783 cars, around 900 survived the blaze.
Fremantle Highway Reinforces the Questions Felicity Ace Raised About BEV Transportation
31 Jul 2023, 20:38 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The fire cause is yet to be determined, but it does not matter if it started with a BEV. The point is understanding what to do when they are aboard.
Breaking: Cargo Ship Carrying Electric Vehicles Is Burning Near Ameland in the Netherlands
26 Jul 2023, 11:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A major fire broke onboard the Fremantle Highway cargo ship, which carried about 3,000 cars, including 25 EVs, from Bremerhaven (Germany) to Port Said (Egypt)
Norwegian Ferry Company Bans Electrified Vehicles From Being Transported on Its Ships
23 Jan 2023, 09:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Havila Krystruten, a Norwegian ferry company, announced it would only transport ICE cars on its ships following a fire risk assessment
Felicity Ace Fire May Make Cargo Ships Wary of Transporting EVs
7 Apr 2022, 20:05 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If we already had some restrictions on transporting lithium-ion cells, carrying electric cars may also get more difficult after the ship fire.
Cars Lost in Felicity Ace Fire Will Be Replaced, Volkswagen Group Brands CEOs Confirm
17 Mar 2022, 12:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The world was in shock when Felicity Ace, a cargo ship carrying 4,000 cars, caught fire and sank, but the U.S. customers will have their lost cars replaced
Volkswagen Loses Almost 4,000 Cars As the Felicity Ace Cargo Ship Sinks in Rough Seas
1 Mar 2022, 16:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Felicity Ace car carrier ship that caught fire two weeks ago sank 220 miles off the coast of Portugal’s Azores Islands along with the 4,000 cars onboard
Lamborghini Does Not Rule Out Aventador Production Restart After Felicity Ace Fire
25 Feb 2022, 20:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lamborghini of America CEO Andrea Baldi thinks Aventador production should be restarted if any of the cars aboard Felicity Ace have been damaged
Cargo Ship Fire Fades Because There's Very Little Left to Burn
21 Feb 2022, 13:50 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to the Portuguese Navy, Felicity Ace has just some sparse fire spots. Even the electric cars aboard seem to offer no more risk
Electric Cars Are Making Burning Cargo Ship Rescue More Difficult
19 Feb 2022, 11:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / According to Reuters, lithium-ion battery packs in the vessel are keeping the blaze active, requiring specialist equipment to be put down.
Cargo Ship That Caught Fire and Is Now Adrift Was Carrying 1,100 Porsches, Lambos Too
18 Feb 2022, 10:55 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The crew of the Felicity Ace, a cargo ship full of luxury cars, managed to escape as a rapidly spreading fire rendered the vessel dead in the water
YouTuber Matt Farrah Just Lost His Porsche 718 Spyder in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean
17 Feb 2022, 16:56 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A car carrier ship full of Porsche cars caught fire and is reportedly adrift in the Atlantic Ocean. Matt Farah's Porsche 718 Spyder was among the cars onboard