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Fremantle Highway Didn't Absolve BEVs (Yet) – It Was Just Another Journalistic Confusion
Fremantle Highway Didn't Absolve BEVs (Yet) – It Was Just Another Journalistic Confusion

28 Aug 2023, 18:59 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Boskalis helped autoevolution confirm that we still have no idea what happened with the battery electric vehicles onboard or what caused the blaze.

 
Leaked Images Show the Damage Inside the Fremantle Highway RoRo Ship
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
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.

 
Felicity Ace Fire May Make Cargo Ships Wary of Transporting EVs
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.

 
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