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Interesting. It occurs to me EV batteries share a pattern with the clotshot. Namely, it kills slowly, not all at once. You think you're safe because your car drives normally for a while. Then suddenly, it bursts into flames for no reason. Plus, the government all but mandates this shit.

It may not be a defect, but a feature. Just sayin.

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I think tighter dependence on public services (power grid) is the main goal. In any area there are multiple companies competing for your gas business. Your car can fuel up for much longer than an EV can, and you can store a lot of spare gas without it going bad.

EV batteries bursting into flames hampers their plans to convince everyone to drive these things. Sane people are seeing these recent stories and backing away.

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I wonder if all the EVs onboard were the same manufacturer. There's been not a peep about what brand cars they were.

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Based on the photos here: https://www.blg-logistics.com/en/autoterminal-bremerhaven I'd say a mix of BMW, VAG, Hyundai (so there's Kias and Genesis) and based off sat images Mercedes. Sat images show lots full of autos as well as at least 4 parking garages full.

Now, from open sources, I can't tell if all of these are import or export.

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Good find!

Edit: I'd say they were export because the ship was leaving Germany and heading to Egypt.

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In one of the photos I found, I saw what was clearly a Dodge Challenger. I doubt very much that Challengers are exported out of Germany. It is highly probable that there are cars being imported and exported.

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Also do EV makers create their own batteries or buy them from another manufacturer?

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Also do EV makers create their own batteries or buy them from another manufacturer?

That's a great question. I'd imagine the latter - probably a Chinese company.

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I can't wait for that extended range (whopping 250 mile range) battery powered cargo ship to take to the ocean. I'm sure nothing can go wrong there either!