As Hurricane Idalia caused flooding, some electric vehicles exposed to saltwater caught fire

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[–]Brewdabier 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

And if any vehical is submerged in water just about every insurance company will declare it non salvageable. So this IMO is not news.

[–]cunninglingus 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yep, insurance company still pays for a totalled a car (less the deductable), though the carbon footprint for imolated cars and occasional unwitting drivers is now rather high, not to mention poisoned folks downwind thanks to toxic fluoride gas emissions from the lithium-ion car battery fires.

[–]UncleLucy7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Very interesting.