automatico Posted December 5, 2022 Report Share Posted December 5, 2022 They might have to short out all their batteries to keep warm. This winter, Switzerland may have to ban the use of electric vehicles (EVs) if its current energy crisis worsens, as part of a new four-step plan to avoid power outages according to the Telegraph. If Switzerland runs out of energy this winter, electric cars won’t be allowed to be used for “non-essential” trips. Due to its dependence on imports, Switzerland fears an energy crisis this winter. About 60% of Switzerland’s energy comes from hydroelectric power, according to the Telegraph. Another 30% is generated from nuclear power plants, which the government has already decided to phase out. Traditional fossil fuels and wind farms make up the remainder of Switzerland’s energy sources, according to Euro Weekly News. Shops may need to reduce their hours, streaming services may need to be limited, and buildings may only be heated to 20 degrees Celsius, or 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Other bans, according to the Telegraph, may include concerts, theater performances, and sporting events, all to prevent a blackout. Looks like Rock 'n Roll groups will have to go acoustic without amps. Additional measures like escalators and holiday lights getting turned off, leaf blowers getting silenced, and cryptocurrency mining getting banned are also included in the plan. "NO batt-batt cars for YOU!" Meanwhile, my 300HP 4X4 SUV is out in the driveway, all gassed up and ready to go on 'non-essential' trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automatico Posted April 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2023 Another headache...EV automobile fires. No one would ever say for sure if an EV started this fire, but when a few EVs did catch on fire, the show was over. Except for the cartoon. EV automobile manufacturers DO NOT like the term “battery fires.” They are now called “THERMAL EVENTS” and "thermal events" happen A WHOLE LOT MORE than we will ever know. Remember the ship (Felicity Ace) full of high end cars...Audi, Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini, Mercedes etc. that caught on fire? An EV battery started the fire and all the cars (along with the ship) are now in the bottom of Atlantic Ocean near the Azores. "Two weeks after catching fire, a mammoth ship that was transporting thousands of luxury cars sank on Tuesday morning about 253 miles off the Azores", according to the company that managed the vessel. The ship, the Felicity Ace, went down at about 9 a.m. local time after tilting starboard, plunging about 4,000 cars —" including more than 1,000 Porsches and 200 Bentleys — into the sea." (2-16-2022) The Felicity Ace (656 feet-long, travelling from Emden, Germany en route to Davisville, Rhode Island) had been carrying nearly 4,000 vehicles primarily from the Volkswagen Group brands. A number of the vehicles were fully electric, including models from Volkswagen and Audi, making the fire more much more difficult to control. One report stated there were 3828 cars on the ship. *Fires involving lithium ion batteries are particularly difficult to extinguish. *Loss for all the vehicles has been estimated at $400 million plus. *Environmental groups had been deeply concerned that the ship would sink and about the pollution it would cause in the unique ecosystem of the Azores, the Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic, where the seabed is covered with coral reefs, coral forests and sponges. *The Environmental impact of the ship’s total immersion in the water is not yet known...and never will be, it is 9,800 feet (3000M) deep. Among the Lamborghini cars on the ship were some Aventador models. The V12-powered Aventador is Lamborghini’s most expensive regular production model, priced at over $400,000. Fewer than 800 are built each year and this is the last year the model is being offered. Lamborghini of America CEO Andrea Baldi recently told the industry publication Automotive News that it could be difficult to replace the cars because each one is highly customized and, as it is, customers wait months for their cars. Adrian Padeanu April 6, 2022 It was a veritable "cartastrophy" when the Felicity Ace caught fire before ending on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. You've probably heard by now Lamborghini is forced to restart production of the Aventador to produce the Ultimae cars that were on board. In fact, the Volkswagen Group had quite a few high-end vehicles on the cargo ship, many of which were on their way to customers. The Dutch side of Top Gear magazine has gotten a hold of the complete list of cars that perished on the Felicity Ace, and it's a doozy. Aside from the crop of brand-new Bentleys, Audis, Porsches, and Volkswagens, there were several privately owned cars. One that immediately caught our attention was a JDM-spec 1996 Honda Prelude SiR, allegedly the 65th car ever built. Other interesting cars on the list include a 1977 Land Rover Santana, which was built in Spain under license from Land Rover by using complete knock-down kits. Also worth mentioning are a 2015 Ford Mustang GT, a 2018 Nissan Versa Note, MAN TGM truck, and a 2007 BMW 750i. There were also a dozen of Fendt tractors, a 2014 Kia Soul, and a single Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 listed separately because it was someone's car. Speaking of personal vehicles, an Audi TT Roadster died together with the ship, as did a Q2, an E-Tron GT, a Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Jetta & Taigo, along with a Mini Countryman. It was truly a nightmare for the VW Group to lose so many cars as the list shows they took a big hit when the Felicity Ace went under. Here are some of the double and triple digit losses: Make and Model Number of Cars Audi A5 Convertible 84 Audi A5 Coupe 43 Audi A5 Sportback 147 Audi E-Tron 121 Audi Q3 297 Audi Q3 Sportback 144 Bentley Bentayga 77 Bentley Continental GT 38 Bentley Continental GTC 50 Bentley Flying Spur 25 Lamborghini Aventador 15 Lamborghini Huracan 20 Lamborghini Urus 50 Porsche 23 made in Zuffenhausen, 19 in Leipzig, and 126 in Bratislava Volkswagen Caddy 47 Volkswagen Golf 199 Volkswagen ID.4 159 Volkswagen T6 116 Burning cargo ship heading for RI could impact car industry - Bing video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted May 3, 2023 Report Share Posted May 3, 2023 On 4/29/2023 at 11:24 AM, automatico said: Another headache...EV automobile fires. No one would ever say for sure if an EV started this fire, but when a few EVs did catch on fire, the show was over. Except for the cartoon. EV automobile manufacturers DO NOT like the term “battery fires.” They are now called “THERMAL EVENTS” and "thermal events" happen A WHOLE LOT MORE than we will ever know. Remember the ship (Felicity Ace) full of high end cars...Audi, Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini, Mercedes etc. that caught on fire? An EV battery started the fire and all the cars (along with the ship) are now in the bottom of Atlantic Ocean near the Azores. "Two weeks after catching fire, a mammoth ship that was transporting thousands of luxury cars sank on Tuesday morning about 253 miles off the Azores", according to the company that managed the vessel. The ship, the Felicity Ace, went down at about 9 a.m. local time after tilting starboard, plunging about 4,000 cars —" including more than 1,000 Porsches and 200 Bentleys — into the sea." (2-16-2022) The Felicity Ace (656 feet-long, travelling from Emden, Germany en route to Davisville, Rhode Island) had been carrying nearly 4,000 vehicles primarily from the Volkswagen Group brands. A number of the vehicles were fully electric, including models from Volkswagen and Audi, making the fire more much more difficult to control. One report stated there were 3828 cars on the ship. *Fires involving lithium ion batteries are particularly difficult to extinguish. *Loss for all the vehicles has been estimated at $400 million plus. *Environmental groups had been deeply concerned that the ship would sink and about the pollution it would cause in the unique ecosystem of the Azores, the Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic, where the seabed is covered with coral reefs, coral forests and sponges. *The Environmental impact of the ship’s total immersion in the water is not yet known...and never will be, it is 9,800 feet (3000M) deep. Among the Lamborghini cars on the ship were some Aventador models. The V12-powered Aventador is Lamborghini’s most expensive regular production model, priced at over $400,000. Fewer than 800 are built each year and this is the last year the model is being offered. Lamborghini of America CEO Andrea Baldi recently told the industry publication Automotive News that it could be difficult to replace the cars because each one is highly customized and, as it is, customers wait months for their cars. Adrian Padeanu April 6, 2022 It was a veritable "cartastrophy" when the Felicity Ace caught fire before ending on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. You've probably heard by now Lamborghini is forced to restart production of the Aventador to produce the Ultimae cars that were on board. In fact, the Volkswagen Group had quite a few high-end vehicles on the cargo ship, many of which were on their way to customers. The Dutch side of Top Gear magazine has gotten a hold of the complete list of cars that perished on the Felicity Ace, and it's a doozy. Aside from the crop of brand-new Bentleys, Audis, Porsches, and Volkswagens, there were several privately owned cars. One that immediately caught our attention was a JDM-spec 1996 Honda Prelude SiR, allegedly the 65th car ever built. Other interesting cars on the list include a 1977 Land Rover Santana, which was built in Spain under license from Land Rover by using complete knock-down kits. Also worth mentioning are a 2015 Ford Mustang GT, a 2018 Nissan Versa Note, MAN TGM truck, and a 2007 BMW 750i. There were also a dozen of Fendt tractors, a 2014 Kia Soul, and a single Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 listed separately because it was someone's car. Speaking of personal vehicles, an Audi TT Roadster died together with the ship, as did a Q2, an E-Tron GT, a Porsche Cayenne, Volkswagen Jetta & Taigo, along with a Mini Countryman. It was truly a nightmare for the VW Group to lose so many cars as the list shows they took a big hit when the Felicity Ace went under. Here are some of the double and triple digit losses: Make and Model Number of Cars Audi A5 Convertible 84 Audi A5 Coupe 43 Audi A5 Sportback 147 Audi E-Tron 121 Audi Q3 297 Audi Q3 Sportback 144 Bentley Bentayga 77 Bentley Continental GT 38 Bentley Continental GTC 50 Bentley Flying Spur 25 Lamborghini Aventador 15 Lamborghini Huracan 20 Lamborghini Urus 50 Porsche 23 made in Zuffenhausen, 19 in Leipzig, and 126 in Bratislava Volkswagen Caddy 47 Volkswagen Golf 199 Volkswagen ID.4 159 Volkswagen T6 116 Burning cargo ship heading for RI could impact car industry - Bing video Oh my!! 35 lambos into the ocean hurts. And that rare prelude. That is one hell of a long list. So many cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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