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Remember the 16 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrids that were burnt in the wake of Superstorm Sandy? They're not the only bad news for the luxury green automaker: more than 300 Karmas, worth over $30 million, were sitting at Port Newark when it flooded and got destroyed. In all, over 10,000 vehicles were damaged at the port when the waters rose. In other words: fire bad, water really bad.

Reuters is reporting that the Karma shipment was insured and Fisker spokesman Roger Ormisher said the company expects "no impact from a business or a financial point of view." He also said that Fisker will be able to meet US demand despite losing the 300 vehicles.

As for the fire - which started in one car and then spread to nearby vehicles - Fisker has issued a statement saying that it was a problem with a low-voltage Vehicle Control Unit, "a standard component found in many types of vehicles and is powered by a typical 12V car battery," in a Karma. Because the cars were "submerged under five to eight feet of seawater for several hours," salt in the water corroded the VCU, Fisker said. The Karma's advanced lithium-ion batteries did not play a role in causing the fire.Continue reading Fisker loses over 300 Karmas in Sandy floods at Port Newark
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RSS Reader Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 93,815 Tweet	Fisker loses over 300 Karmas in Sandy floods at Port Newark Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Fisker Remember the 16 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrids that were burnt in the wake of Superstorm Sandy? They're not the only bad news for the luxury green automaker: more than 300 Karmas, worth over $30 million, were sitting at Port Newark when it flooded and got destroyed. In all, over 10,000 vehicles were damaged at the port when the waters rose. In other words: fire bad, water really bad. Reuters is reporting that the Karma shipment was insured and Fisker spokesman Roger Ormisher said the company expects "no impact from a business or a financial point of view." He also said that Fisker will be able to meet US demand despite losing the 300 vehicles. As for the fire - which started in one car and then spread to nearby vehicles - Fisker has issued a statement saying that it was a problem with a low-voltage Vehicle Control Unit, "a standard component found in many types of vehicles and is powered by a typical 12V car battery," in a Karma. Because the cars were "submerged under five to eight feet of seawater for several hours," salt in the water corroded the VCU, Fisker said. The Karma's advanced lithium-ion batteries did not play a role in causing the fire.Continue reading Fisker loses over 300 Karmas in Sandy floods at Port Newark Fisker loses over 300 Karmas in Sandy floods at Port Newark originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink \| Email this \| Comments More...