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Kia EV6 Crashes Into a Concrete Barrier and Burst Into Flames, Are EVs Safe Enough?
Kia EV6 Crashes Into a Concrete Barrier and Burst Into Flames, Are EVs Safe Enough?

22 Feb 2022, 14:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Kia EV6 catches fire after slamming into a concrete barrier in Budapest, prompting questions about EV safety in case of accidents

 
Cargo Ship Fire Fades Because There's Very Little Left to Burn
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
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
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
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

 
Fire Will Be Set on the Space Station to Study Materials for Homes on Moon and Mars
Fire Will Be Set on the Space Station to Study Materials for Homes on Moon and Mars

17 Feb 2022, 12:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA sending five fire-related experiments to the International Space Station this weekend, in a bid to learn how to devise better materials for space

 
Hyundai and Kia Issue Recall, Ask Affected Owners To Park Outside Over Possible Fire Risk
Hyundai and Kia Issue Recall, Ask Affected Owners To Park Outside Over Possible Fire Risk

8 Feb 2022, 14:15 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / South Korean auto manufacturers Hyundai and Kia asked car owners to park outside over possible fire risk, the recall affects some 485,000 units

 
Super Rare Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Burns on a Highway in Mexico
Super Rare Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Burns on a Highway in Mexico

26 Jan 2022, 15:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A rare Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 burst into flames while traveling between Cuernavaca and Chilpancingo on the Del Sol highway in Mexico

 
Supercar Blondie Hops Inside Robot That Breathes Fire and Eats Metal for Breakfast
Supercar Blondie Hops Inside Robot That Breathes Fire and Eats Metal for Breakfast

24 Jan 2022, 22:55 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Have you ever wondered what it's like to operate a 40-foot tall breathing-fire robot? Well, you can watch Supercar Blondie try to maneuver the machine

 
Astra Rocket 3.3 Comes to Life Ahead Satellite Launch
Astra Rocket 3.3 Comes to Life Ahead Satellite Launch

24 Jan 2022, 02:40 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Astra has successfully completed the static fire test of its rocket engines. Preparationa are underway for the upcoming satellite launch for NASA's ELaNA 41

 
Ferrari 488 Spider Is Fresh From the SH Oven, and a Little Overcooked if You Ask Us
Ferrari 488 Spider Is Fresh From the SH Oven, and a Little Overcooked if You Ask Us

10 Jan 2022, 10:28 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Depending on how well its future owner will play their card, assuming that this Ferrari 488 Spider will sell, they might get some free drinks at the bar

 
Northrop Grumman PrSM Rocket Motor Passes Static Test With Flying Colors
Northrop Grumman PrSM Rocket Motor Passes Static Test With Flying Colors

6 Jan 2022, 22:30 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Recently, Northrop Grumman completed a static test of the U.S. Army's next-generation Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) rocket motor

 
Flame-Spitting Ford Mustang Hates Lawns, McLaren P1 Hates Itself in Today's HOT News
Flame-Spitting Ford Mustang Hates Lawns, McLaren P1 Hates Itself in Today's HOT News

3 Jan 2022, 15:22 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / While this Ford Mustang destroyed a lawn with its flame-spitting skills, the McLaren P1 destroyed itself by catching fire in front of the camera

 
The Strange Tradition of Car-Torching on New Year’s Eve Continues, Slightly Abated
The Strange Tradition of Car-Torching on New Year’s Eve Continues, Slightly Abated

2 Jan 2022, 05:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / France reports fewer cars burned as the ball dropped as compared to previous years, but the regrettable tradition is still going strong

 
This Ferrari 458 Italia Was Too Hot to Handle, So It Got Demoted to Junk
This Ferrari 458 Italia Was Too Hot to Handle, So It Got Demoted to Junk

31 Dec 2021, 10:52 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Having been totally ruined by fire, this 2015 Ferrari 458 Italia has evaded the crusher, and is now looking for a new owner

 
London Bans All E-Scooters on Public Transport Network After Lithium Battery Fire
London Bans All E-Scooters on Public Transport Network After Lithium Battery Fire

22 Dec 2021, 13:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Transport for London has announced a ban on carrying e-scooters or e-unicycles on all public transit vehicles, stations and premises. A recent fire is to blame

 
Chevrolet in Bigger Mess With Bolt EV, Production Halt Extended Through End of February
Chevrolet in Bigger Mess With Bolt EV, Production Halt Extended Through End of February

22 Dec 2021, 11:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Chevrolet Bolt’s sad story is far from over, as GM announced the production halt at its Orion Assembly plant in Michigan will extend through February

 
Blowing Up Your Tesla Model S With 66 Lbs of Dynamite Is a Strange Form of Protest
Blowing Up Your Tesla Model S With 66 Lbs of Dynamite Is a Strange Form of Protest

19 Dec 2021, 07:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A Finnish owner was quoted €20,000 for a battery pack replacement, so he decided to take his 2013 Tesla and blow it up instead

 
Whistleblower Says Porsche Is Covering Up Taycan Battery Issues on 60% of Cars
Whistleblower Says Porsche Is Covering Up Taycan Battery Issues on 60% of Cars

1 Dec 2021, 19:16 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / If this report is true then most Taycans are having serious battery issues that Porsche is covering up and that includes fires

 
Pulsar Fusion Fires Up Hybrid Rocket Engine for the First Time, Is a Success
Pulsar Fusion Fires Up Hybrid Rocket Engine for the First Time, Is a Success

22 Nov 2021, 15:10 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Pulsar Fusion, a company based in Bletchley, UK, fired up for the first time its hybrid rocket engine, validating its technology